Crime Rates at Shoemakers Close, Earls Barton, Northampton, NN6 0RF

Shoemakers Close area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 406th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shoemakers Close (NN6 0RF) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Brickhill and Queensway average (106.4 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 ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shoemakers Close (NN6 0RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harcourt Square, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnard Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.