Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN5 7EQ
How much crime is recorded in NN5 7EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- King's Heath & Spencer
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,054 (2024)
NN5 7EQNorthampton
How safe is NN5 7EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN5 7EQ 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
39.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 7EQNational
Anti-social behaviour30.010.7
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Burglary10.29.1
Vehicle crime9.03.5
Drugs5.22.4
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Public order4.84.6
Other crime3.71.5
Other theft3.14.5
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.