Postcode · Northampton
Crime in NN6 8BB
How much crime is recorded in NN6 8BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walgrave & Moulton
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,654 (2024)
NN6 8BBNorthampton
How safe is NN6 8BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN6 8BB 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
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
NN6 8BBNational
Burglary19.79.1
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Other theft4.44.5
Public order3.34.6
Other crime2.81.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% 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.