Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN4 8BE
How much crime is recorded in NN4 8BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Hunsbury
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,661 (2024)
How safe is NN4 8BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN4 8BE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NN4 8BENational
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Burglary8.79.1
Public order5.84.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft3.34.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.