Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN4 8TH
How much crime is recorded in NN4 8TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,517 (2024)
NN4 8THNorthampton
How safe is NN4 8TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN4 8TH 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
39.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 8THNational
Violence and sexual offences32.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Burglary11.39.1
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Other theft5.54.5
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Public order3.24.6
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 56% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.