Crap Towns / Northampton / Crime

How much crime is there in Northampton?

The police recorded 99.2 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Northampton from September 2023 to August 2026, 30% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 42.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 96.9, down from 101 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	101	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	99.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	96.9	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	42.3	34.1
Shoplifting	11.5	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.8	7.0
Other theft	7.1	5.4
Vehicle crime	6.9	3.8
Public order	6.8	6.6
Burglary	5.0	3.1
Drugs	4.6	2.4
Robbery	2.1	0.6
Other crime	2.0	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.8	0.8
Bicycle theft	1.0	0.5
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Wellingborough	15.2 km	105
Northampton	–	99.2
Kettering	21.3 km	94.9
Rushden	21.1 km	82.5
Daventry	18.8 km	67.5
Newport Pagnell	20.8 km	50.9
Towcester	13.7 km	45.9
Burton Latimer	20.2 km	42.7
Olney	15.7 km	42.4
Earls Barton	10.5 km	36.8
Brixworth	9.8 km	30.5
The typical town	–	76.2