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Crime in NN5 6BB

How much crime is recorded in NN5 6BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Long Buckby East & Ravensthorpe
Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,469 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NN5 6BB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN5 6BB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6BBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Burglary7.89.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs0.82.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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