The overall crime rate in Northampton city is 132 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 11.0k crimes were violent crimes which is 36.6% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 138% of national crime rate. Drugs crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 40.2% over the last twelve months.The category of "possession of weapons crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Possession of weapons crime" rate is at 207% of national crime rate which puts Northampton on 11. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Possession of weapons crime" makes up 1.4% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "possession of weapons crime" is 431 cases and has increased by 9.7% when compared year-over-year in the period of September 2023 - August 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 36.6% | 42. highest | 138% | 11.0k | -7.6% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 16.5% | 28. highest | 136% | 5.0k | 17.2% |
Shoplifting crime | 7.3% | 38. lowest | 125% | 2.2k | 29.9% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 7.1% | 51. highest | 121% | 2.1k | -4.3% |
Vehicle crime | 6.6% | 27. highest | 145% | 2.0k | 4.1% |
Other theft crime | 6.3% | 52. lowest | 112% | 1.9k | -16.5% |
Public order crime | 5.2% | 18. lowest | 93% | 1.6k | -10.8% |
Burglary crime | 4.3% | 30. highest | 135% | 1.3k | -8.3% |
Drugs crime | 4.1% | 12. highest | 196% | 1.2k | 40.2% |
Other crime | 1.7% | 50. lowest | 113% | 507 | -8.0% |
Possession of weapons crime | 1.4% | 11. highest | 207% | 431 | 9.7% |
Robbery crime | 1.4% | 15. highest | 140% | 414 | 7.3% |
Bicycle theft crime | 1.0% | 40. highest | 137% | 314 | 8.3% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.4% | 17. lowest | 26% | 126 | -36.7% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Northampton city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Northampton city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 21.8 | 16.0 |
Bicycle theft | 1.4 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 5.7 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 9.4 | 7.7 |
Drugs | 5.4 | 2.7 |
Other crime | 2.2 | 2.0 |
Other theft | 8.4 | 7.5 |
Possession of weapons | 1.9 | 0.9 |
Public order | 6.9 | 7.4 |
Robbery | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 9.7 | 7.7 |
Theft from the person | 0.6 | 2.1 |
Vehicle crime | 8.7 | 6.0 |
Violent crime | 48.3 | 35.0 |