Crap Towns / Earls Barton / Crime

How much crime is there in Earls Barton?

The police recorded 36.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Earls Barton from September 2023 to August 2026, 52% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 18.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 37.3, up from 36.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	36.3	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	36.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	37.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	18.8	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	2.9	7.0
Public order	2.6	6.6
Other theft	2.3	5.4
Burglary	2.1	3.1
Shoplifting	2.0	7.1
Vehicle crime	1.9	3.8
Drugs	1.8	2.4
Other crime	1.2	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Robbery	0.2	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Wellingborough	5.4 km	105
Northampton	10.5 km	99.2
Kettering	14.8 km	94.9
Rushden	10.7 km	82.5
Higham Ferrers	11.7 km	63.5
Irthlingborough	11.6 km	53.1
Raunds	16.5 km	51.3
Burton Latimer	11.8 km	42.7
Olney	12.5 km	42.4
Earls Barton	–	36.8
Brixworth	12.5 km	30.5
The typical town	–	76.2