Northamptonshire Police/Crime in Northamptonshire Police

Crime in Northamptonshire Police

Recorded crime across Northamptonshire Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 793,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

5,682Crimes recorded

7.2Rate per 1,000

21 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

5,682

Crime rate per 1,000

7.2 per 1,000 people

National ranking

21 of 41 (8% below average)

Month-on-month

+1.0%

Year-on-year

-1.6% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (37.0%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 20235,865 crimes

Mar 20236,467 crimes

+10.3% vs previous month

Apr 20236,158 crimes

-4.8% vs previous month

May 20236,559 crimes

+6.5% vs previous month

Jun 20236,486 crimes

-1.1% vs previous month

Jul 20236,309 crimes

-2.7% vs previous month

Aug 20236,093 crimes

-3.4% vs previous month

Sept 20236,181 crimes

+1.4% vs previous month

Oct 20236,084 crimes

-1.6% vs previous month

Nov 20235,645 crimes

-7.2% vs previous month

Dec 20235,466 crimes

-3.2% vs previous month

Jan 20245,613 crimes

+2.7% vs previous month

Feb 20245,410 crimes

-3.6% vs previous month

Mar 20246,181 crimes

+14.3% vs previous month

Apr 20246,018 crimes

-2.6% vs previous month

May 20246,461 crimes

+7.4% vs previous month

Jun 20246,349 crimes

-1.7% vs previous month

Jul 20246,889 crimes

+8.5% vs previous month

Aug 20246,533 crimes

-5.2% vs previous month

Sept 20246,212 crimes

-4.9% vs previous month

Oct 20246,348 crimes

+2.2% vs previous month

Nov 20246,026 crimes

-5.1% vs previous month

Dec 20245,550 crimes

-7.9% vs previous month

Jan 20255,773 crimes

+4.0% vs previous month

Feb 20255,443 crimes

-5.7% vs previous month

Mar 20256,685 crimes

+22.8% vs previous month

Apr 20256,361 crimes

-4.8% vs previous month

May 20256,774 crimes

+6.5% vs previous month

Jun 20256,737 crimes

-0.5% vs previous month

Jul 20257,470 crimes

+10.9% vs previous month

Aug 20256,708 crimes

-10.2% vs previous month

Sept 20256,271 crimes

-6.5% vs previous month

Oct 20256,297 crimes

+0.4% vs previous month

Nov 20255,700 crimes

-9.5% vs previous month

Dec 20255,625 crimes

-1.3% vs previous month

Jan 20265,682 crimes

+1.0% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
2,103 (37.0%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
1,094 (19.3%)
3
Shoplifting
398 (7.0%)
4
Other theft
343 (6.0%)
5
Vehicle crime
324 (5.7%)
6
Criminal damage and arson
316 (5.6%)
7
Public order
314 (5.5%)
8
Drugs
215 (3.8%)
9
Burglary
201 (3.5%)
10
Other crime
132 (2.3%)
11
Robbery
105 (1.8%)
12
Possession of weapons
88 (1.5%)
13
Bicycle theft
29 (0.5%)
14
Theft from person
20 (0.4%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	5,682	+1.0%	2,103	1,094	201	324	398	215	105	314
Dec 2025	5,625	-1.3%	2,150	1,000	212	339	417	215	93	287
Nov 2025	5,700	-9.5%	2,064	1,037	251	292	490	191	86	312
Oct 2025	6,297	+0.4%	2,191	1,356	260	361	544	161	110	384
Sept 2025	6,271	-6.5%	2,183	1,218	256	318	568	206	100	442
Aug 2025	6,708	-10.2%	2,273	1,591	229	302	581	224	91	363
Jul 2025	7,470	+10.9%	2,636	1,801	211	295	587	267	117	435
Jun 2025	6,737	-0.5%	2,376	1,582	214	239	571	257	86	382
May 2025	6,774	+6.5%	2,539	1,431	195	270	532	284	95	357
Apr 2025	6,361	-4.8%	2,269	1,295	230	223	635	272	112	322
Mar 2025	6,685	+22.8%	2,367	1,337	245	293	736	243	64	362
Feb 2025	5,443	-5.7%	1,926	968	227	269	592	247	48	285
Jan 2025	5,773	+4.0%	2,160	959	280	251	623	247	65	286
Dec 2024	5,550	-7.9%	2,148	864	244	260	478	216	68	252
Nov 2024	6,026	-5.1%	2,367	892	288	296	545	236	46	325
Oct 2024	6,348	+2.2%	2,297	1,141	252	332	595	259	39	356
Sept 2024	6,212	-4.9%	2,202	1,068	222	404	635	324	61	331
Aug 2024	6,533	-5.2%	2,253	1,315	256	366	566	222	73	330
Jul 2024	6,889	+8.5%	2,467	1,404	241	318	591	233	66	341
Jun 2024	6,349	-1.7%	2,289	1,206	230	368	462	287	76	363
May 2024	6,461	+7.4%	2,534	1,295	169	318	410	232	71	345
Apr 2024	6,018	-2.6%	2,201	1,115	232	371	420	227	60	338
Mar 2024	6,181	+14.3%	2,451	993	242	355	431	261	85	322
Feb 2024	5,410	-3.6%	2,119	826	242	338	349	234	61	248
Jan 2024	5,613	+2.7%	2,151	770	277	356	398	194	72	244
Dec 2023	5,466	-3.2%	2,207	802	305	278	362	215	58	242
Nov 2023	5,645	-7.2%	2,238	856	233	435	402	187	52	269
Oct 2023	6,084	-1.6%	2,234	1,049	271	326	476	213	98	332
Sept 2023	6,181	+1.4%	2,500	1,045	240	256	368	205	84	313
Aug 2023	6,093	-3.4%	2,378	1,129	209	345	359	182	69	296
Jul 2023	6,309	-2.7%	2,439	1,067	224	375	385	158	58	372
Jun 2023	6,486	-1.1%	2,546	1,163	261	293	414	162	65	376
May 2023	6,559	+6.5%	2,575	1,060	265	353	452	165	72	366
Apr 2023	6,158	-4.8%	2,368	1,018	283	349	343	207	73	346
Mar 2023	6,467	+10.3%	2,560	888	299	402	384	198	73	356
Feb 2023	5,865	—	2,379	760	287	340	360	135	62	325