Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN5 5FD
How much crime is recorded in NN5 5FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stornton & Sixfields
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,174 (2024)
NN5 5FDNorthampton
How safe is NN5 5FD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN5 5FD 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
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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).
NN5 5FDNational
Burglary34.29.1
Anti-social behaviour23.210.7
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Shoplifting18.88.4
Other theft8.84.5
Public order7.74.6
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Robbery4.81.4
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.