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April 2026 Source: Northamptonshire Police Police

Crime in North Northamptonshire: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

North Northamptonshire recorded 2,720 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.57 per 1,000 residents. This places North Northamptonshire at #180 of 331 local authorities in England and Wales. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 34.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 1.9% compared to the same period last year.

info Crime is above average compared to other UK areas.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring83.59 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment2,720 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • leaderboardRanked #180 of 331 UK local authorities by crime rate
  • trending_downCrime down 1.9% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

2,720
trending_up +0.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

83.59per 1k
Moderate

National Safety

#180of 331

Ranked by annual rate

National Population

359,523

Estimated population

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 58
58
On or near Shopping Area Map
Shoplifting: 29 Robbery: 2
29
On or near Parking Area Map
Anti-social behaviour: 22
22
On or near Supermarket Map
Anti-social behaviour: 20
20
On or near Parking Area Map
Violence and sexual offences: 16
16
On or near Supermarket Map
Violence and sexual offences: 16
16
On or near Supermarket Map
Criminal damage and arson: 8 Public order: 6
8
On or near Petrol Station Map
Shoplifting: 12 Robbery: 2
12
On or near High Street Map
Anti-social behaviour: 10 Vehicle crime: 3
10
On or near Market Street Map
Anti-social behaviour: 12
12

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
2,720 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
925
34.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
734
27.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
203
7.5%
Other Theft
157
5.8%
Shoplifting
157
5.8%
Public Order
141
5.2%
Vehicle Crime
120
4.4%
Drug Offences
77
2.8%
Burglary
73
2.7%
Other Crime
44
1.6%
Weapons Possession
41
1.5%
Robbery
33
1.2%
Bicycle Theft
11
0.4%
Theft from Person
4
0.1%

Crime Analysis: North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire recorded 2,720 crimes in April 2026, equivalent to a rate of 83.59 per 1,000 residents — above the national average for England and Wales, ranked #180 of 331.

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in North Northamptonshire at 34.0%. Anti-social Behaviour (27.0%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (7.5%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in North Northamptonshire has fallen slightly — by 1.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

All figures are published monthly by Northamptonshire Police through the Police.uk open data platform and cross-referenced with ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce the per-resident rates above. Data typically appears 1–2 months after the end of the recording period.

Stop & Search

April 2026

264

Total Stops

7.6%

Arrest Rate

34

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

93

Evidence of offences under the Act

86

Offensive weapons

43

Article for use in theft

22

Stolen goods

14

Firearms

3

Articles for use in criminal damage

3

Outcome

A no further action disposal230
Arrest20
Community resolution11
Summons / charged by post2
Caution (simple or conditional)1

Gender

Male221
Female42

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

71.6%

White

19.5%

Black

5.8%

Asian

3.1%

Other

Stop & search data published by Northamptonshire Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

26 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Croyland and Swanspool 229 182.0
2Northall 253 118.9
3Kingswood 188 115.3
4Windmill 117 96.0
5Rushden Pemberton West 93 92.3

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldOundle 36 2.7
shieldThrapston 59 3.8
shieldIse 51 4.4
shieldIrchester 60 5.3
shieldEarls Barton 46 3.4

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +0.9%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -1.9%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 331 local authorities in England & Wales.

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