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Northamptonshire Police Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Northamptonshire Police.

Latest month: June 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

74,366

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-0.6%

74,783 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+15.2%

19,712 vs 17,112

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 0.6% in this area.

Driven by

Anti-social behaviour ↑ 18.2%
Robbery ↑ 40.7%
Vehicle crime ↑ 9.1%

Offset by

Shoplifting ↓ 21.3%
Violence and sexual offences ↓ 3.8%
Drugs ↓ 22.2%

Crime Breakdown

Share of total crime (%)

Monthly Trend

Northamptonshire Police monthly crime

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Latest 12 months by type

Crime type Total 12m YoY change Share % Trend
Anti-social behaviour
16,847
+18.2%
vs -1.3% nationally
22.7%
Up
Robbery
1,144
+40.7%
vs +9.2% nationally
1.5%
Up
Vehicle crime
3,837
+9.1%
vs -7.0% nationally
5.2%
Up
Public order
4,195
+7.7%
vs -3.2% nationally
5.6%
Up
Theft from the person
220
-3.5%
vs -20.9% nationally
0.3%
Down
Other theft
4,199
-1.8%
vs -4.6% nationally
5.6%
Down
Bicycle theft
396
-16.8%
vs -8.5% nationally
0.5%
Down
Other crime
1,334
-6.5%
vs -2.0% nationally
1.8%
Down
Possession of weapons
985
-9.6%
vs +8.5% nationally
1.3%
Down
Burglary
2,736
-5.4%
vs -6.3% nationally
3.7%
Down
Criminal damage and arson
4,597
-5.0%
vs -4.8% nationally
6.2%
Down
Drugs
2,354
-22.2%
vs +3.5% nationally
3.2%
Down
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 34.9%
25,936
-3.8%
vs +1.4% nationally
34.9%
Down
Shoplifting
5,586
-21.3%
vs -2.3% nationally
7.5%
Down