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Crime · Northampton
Reported crime in Northampton
22,280 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 157 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
22,280
Rate / 1,000
157
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7,032 | 32% |
| Anti social behaviour | 5,061 | 23% |
| Shoplifting | 2,121 | 10% |
| Vehicle crime | 1,343 | 6% |
| Other theft | 1,318 | 6% |
| Public order | 1,301 | 6% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1,195 | 5% |
| Burglary | 804 | 4% |
| Drugs | 703 | 3% |
| Robbery | 503 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 300 | 1% |
| Other crime | 292 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 199 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 108 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 612 | 550 | 572 | 581 | 492 | 563 | 558 | 636 | 647 | 690 | 622 | 509 | 7032 |
| Anti social behaviour | 375 | 327 | 319 | 370 | 374 | 376 | 420 | 544 | 467 | 531 | 515 | 443 | 5061 |
| Shoplifting | 207 | 188 | 150 | 174 | 118 | 133 | 88 | 145 | 176 | 190 | 267 | 285 | 2121 |
| Vehicle crime | 117 | 82 | 93 | 94 | 133 | 93 | 85 | 121 | 145 | 136 | 111 | 133 | 1343 |
| Other theft | 102 | 113 | 101 | 107 | 92 | 88 | 96 | 137 | 109 | 143 | 130 | 100 | 1318 |
| Public order | 120 | 98 | 96 | 116 | 97 | 79 | 108 | 124 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 93 | 1301 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 106 | 89 | 101 | 96 | 89 | 116 | 117 | 102 | 90 | 110 | 94 | 85 | 1195 |
| Burglary | 86 | 79 | 50 | 35 | 50 | 66 | 62 | 75 | 69 | 77 | 68 | 87 | 804 |
| Drugs | 45 | 46 | 61 | 76 | 47 | 73 | 55 | 67 | 57 | 66 | 52 | 58 | 703 |
| Robbery | 54 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 34 | 41 | 33 | 43 | 32 | 53 | 54 | 38 | 503 |
| Possession of weapons | 27 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 27 | 300 |
| Other crime | 25 | 23 | 21 | 30 | 23 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 292 |
| Bicycle theft | 18 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 199 |
| Theft from the person | 5 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 108 |
| Total | 1899 | 1672 | 1639 | 1782 | 1591 | 1713 | 1696 | 2072 | 1998 | 2202 | 2115 | 1901 | 22280 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Northampton, Oct 2025 to Sept 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 141,576.