Northamptonshire Crime Statistics
Last updated: 01 May 2024
The overall crime rate in Northamptonshire in 2023 was 78 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 37 out of 1,000 daytime population.
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Out of all of Northamptonshire's larger towns and cities, Northampton is the most dangerous. The next most dangerous is Corby, and Kettering comes in as third most dangerous. There are safer parts of Northamptonshire, starting with Daventry which ranks as the safest area in Northamptonshire, followed up by Rushden in second place, and Wellingborough in third place.
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Incidents mapped in Northamptonshire represent the time frame between December 2023 and March 2024. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Northamptonshire Crime Summary
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 11,516 | 15 |
| Bicycle Theft | 553 | 0.70 |
| Burglary | 3,146 | 4.01 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 5,459 | 6.95 |
| Drugs | 2,163 | 2.75 |
| Other Crime | 1,678 | 2.14 |
| Other Theft | 4,971 | 6.33 |
| Possession of Weapons | 911 | 1.16 |
| Public Order | 3,903 | 4.97 |
| Robbery | 835 | 1.06 |
| Shoplifting | 4,682 | 5.96 |
| Theft From the Person | 280 | 0.36 |
| Vehicle Crime | 4,106 | 5.23 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 28,691 | 37 |
Northamptonshire's Population Centres
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from Northamptonshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billing | 825 | 147 | 88% more dangerous |
| Brackley | 595 | 51 | 35% safer |
| Burton Latimer | 532 | 80 | 2.9% more dangerous |
| Corby | 6,184 | 119 | 52% more dangerous |
| Daventry | 2,054 | 79 | 0.64% more dangerous |
| Desborough | 635 | 77 | 2.1% safer |
| Duston | 736 | 73 | 7% safer |
| Higham Ferrers | 547 | 92 | 17% more dangerous |
| Irthlingborough | 564 | 81 | 3.5% more dangerous |
| Kettering | 6,400 | 117 | 50% more dangerous |
| Northampton | 18,037 | 130 | 66% more dangerous |
| Raunds | 568 | 83 | 6% more dangerous |
| Rothwell | 590 | 101 | 30% more dangerous |
| Rushden | 2,562 | 102 | 30% more dangerous |
| Towcester | 548 | 69 | 12% safer |
| Wellingborough | 5,941 | 116 | 49% more dangerous |
| Wootton | 317 | 61 | 22% safer |
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