Crime Rates at Moorfield Square, Northampton, NN3 5BD

Moorfield Square area has the 17th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Billing and Rectory Farm , and the 221st highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorfield Square (NN3 5BD) in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% higher than the Billing and Rectory Farm average (101.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorfield Square (NN3 5BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prentice Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goldings Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.