Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN5 6FF
How much crime is recorded in NN5 6FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Duston East
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,674 (2024)
NN5 6FFNorthampton
How safe is NN5 6FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN5 6FF area, 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
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 6FFNational
Shoplifting34.98.4
Burglary19.69.1
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order3.24.6
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.