Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN4 8LR
How much crime is recorded in NN4 8LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Delapre
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,107 (2024)
NN4 8LRNorthampton
How safe is NN4 8LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN4 8LR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 8LRNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order1.94.6
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.