Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN4 8EE
How much crime is recorded in NN4 8EE, 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
- 1,604 (2024)
NN4 8EENorthampton
How safe is NN4 8EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN4 8EE 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
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 8EENational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Anti-social behaviour23.910.7
Shoplifting9.98.4
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order3.74.6
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.