Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN4 8DB
How much crime is recorded in NN4 8DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cotton End, Brackmills & Hardingstone
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,900 (2024)
NN4 8DBNorthampton
How safe is NN4 8DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN4 8DB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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 8DBNational
Violence and sexual offences37.723.6
Anti-social behaviour23.510.7
Burglary11.29.1
Shoplifting10.48.4
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Public order5.64.6
Other theft5.44.5
Drugs4.72.4
Robbery2.31.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.