Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN5 6SP
How much crime is recorded in NN5 6SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Duston East
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,194 (2024)
NN5 6SPNorthampton
How safe is NN5 6SP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN5 6SP 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
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 6SPNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.31.5
Other theft1.34.5
Drugs0.72.4
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% 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.