Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN4 8TY
How much crime is recorded in NN4 8TY, 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
- 1,791 (2024)
NN4 8TYNorthampton
How safe is NN4 8TY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN4 8TY 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
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 8TYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Burglary5.59.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order3.74.6
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Drugs2.22.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.