Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN4 8EA
How much crime is recorded in NN4 8EA, 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
- 3,360 (2024)
NN4 8EANorthampton
How safe is NN4 8EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN4 8EA area, above 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
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 8EANational
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Anti-social behaviour18.310.7
Burglary10.79.1
Other theft7.94.5
Drugs5.92.4
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order3.34.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Robbery2.21.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.