Boughton
Middle areaThe north east of the West Northamptonshire. 7,793 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Boughton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Boughton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Boughton at a rate of 57.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.1 per 1,000 people across West Northamptonshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 192 |
| Other crime | 74 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 70 |
| Burglary | 39 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 39 |
| Vehicle crime | 22 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Boughton compares
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Is Boughton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Boughton at a rate of 57.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.1 per 1,000 people across West Northamptonshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 37 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Boughton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (192), other crime (74) and anti-social behaviour (70).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of West Northamptonshire
These figures are published for the whole of West Northamptonshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Northamptonshire and not Boughton alone. See West Northamptonshire
Boughton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Boughton was £273,553 in 2025.
Boughton had 6,970 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Boughton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Boughton, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.