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Northamptonshire Police Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: March 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

74,338

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

+0.6%

73,927 in the prior 12 months

Higher

Last 3-Month Trend

-1.6%

17,112 vs 17,397

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is up 0.6% in this area.

Driven by

• Anti-social behaviour ↑ 17.7%

• Robbery ↑ 57.4%

• Public order ↑ 6.1%

Offset by

• Violence and sexual offences ↓ 2.5%

• Shoplifting ↓ 7.3%

• Criminal damage and arson ↓ 7.9%

Crime Breakdown

Monthly Trend

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Impact desc Total desc YoY desc Share desc

Crime type	Total 12m	YoY change	Share %	Trend
Robbery	1,152	+57.4% vs +9.3% nationally	1.5%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	15,969	+17.7% vs -0.2% nationally	21.5%	↑ Up
Public order	4,131	+6.1% vs -4.3% nationally	5.6%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	1,046	+3.0% vs +6.8% nationally	1.4%	↑ Up
Other crime	1,391	-1.8% vs -3.0% nationally	1.9%	↓ Down
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 35.3%	26,262	-2.5% vs +1.1% nationally	35.3%	↓ Down
Other theft	4,138	-4.7% vs -6.9% nationally	5.6%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	3,603	-6.2% vs -11.7% nationally	4.8%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	6,168	-7.3% vs -4.9% nationally	8.3%	↓ Down
Burglary	2,672	-7.4% vs -9.2% nationally	3.6%	↓ Down
Criminal damage and arson	4,573	-7.9% vs -4.2% nationally	6.2%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	211	-9.8% vs -20.1% nationally	0.3%	↓ Down
Drugs	2,644	-10.8% vs +12.3% nationally	3.6%	↓ Down
Bicycle theft	378	-22.2% vs -10.4% nationally	0.5%	↓ Down