Total Crime
74,218
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Northamptonshire Police
Northamptonshire Police Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Northamptonshire Police.
Latest month: April 2026
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YoY Change
+0.1%
74,174 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+4.2%
17,575 vs 16,859
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 0.1% in this area.
Driven by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 18.3%
•
Robbery ↑ 44.4%
•
Public order ↑ 7.8%
Offset by
•
Shoplifting ↓ 14.5%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↓ 2.9%
•
Drugs ↓ 15.5%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Northamptonshire Police monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 35.2%
|
26,144 |
-2.9%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
16,255 |
+18.3%
vs -1.6% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Shoplifting
|
5,869 |
-14.5%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
4,614 |
-6.3%
vs -4.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
4,187 |
-2.7%
vs -6.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
4,170 |
+7.8%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Vehicle crime
|
3,657 |
-1.0%
vs -10.2% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Burglary
|
2,668 |
-7.5%
vs -7.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
2,543 |
-15.5%
vs +8.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
1,376 |
-1.9%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Robbery
|
1,128 |
+44.4%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,023 |
-2.3%
vs +6.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
377 |
-20.3%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
207 |
-15.5%
vs -20.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |