Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Per resident, North Hampton records less violent crime than 84% of U.S. towns
The graded rate fell 38% from 2023 to 2025. North Hampton’s overall Safety Grade is A− (#76 of 124 graded towns in New Hampshire): less crime per resident than 75% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. On top of that, the local count comes to 0.5 violent crime and 7.8 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people each year, with 1.1 and 8.8 in the rest of New Hampshire.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NH” is every other New Hampshire city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in North Hampton
2 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 4 New Hampshire towns on North Hampton’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Stratham (A+), Rye (A+), Hampton (B+), Greenland (B+). Neighbors ↓
Among New Hampshire towns, closer to the middle
New Hampshire’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so North Hampton’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 39% of the 124 New Hampshire towns we grade, against 75% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind North Hampton’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | North Hampton property | Rest of New Hampshire property | North Hampton violent | Rest of New Hampshire violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of New Hampshire.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | North Hampton | Rest of New Hampshire | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
North Hampton’s police reported 7 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.5 per 1,000 residents a year, against 1.1 in the rest of New Hampshire and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in North Hampton per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And fewer than 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
27 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
1 violent and 26 property, as reported to the FBI by North Hampton’s police.
Five people died in crashes on North Hampton’s roads in 2019–2023
North Hampton had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died.
That is more than is typical for New Hampshire towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (10.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of North Hampton’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so North Hampton’s own rate (22.0) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
North Hampton and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Hampton | A− | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| Rye | A+ | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Hampton | B+ | 0.9 | 6.7 |
| Stratham | A+ | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Greenland | B+ | 0.2 | 10.3 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
New Hampshire towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Hampton | A− | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| Lee | A | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| Enfield | A− | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| New London | A− | 0.4 | 7.6 |
| Milton | B | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| Ossipee | B | 1.4 | 9.9 |
The five graded New Hampshire towns closest to North Hampton’s population (4,526), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of North Hampton. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against North Hampton’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (4,534 in 2025); our figure for North Hampton is 4,526 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in North Hampton
Is North Hampton, NH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, North Hampton reports less crime per resident than 75% of U.S. towns, an A− Safety Grade and #76 of 124 in New Hampshire. Its police reported 0.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 1.1 in the rest of New Hampshire and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in North Hampton?
0.5 violent and 7.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New Hampshire reports 1.1 and 8.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is North Hampton safer than Rye?
Rye reports less crime per resident than North Hampton: Rye grades A+ for safety and North Hampton A−. Rye’s police reported 0.1 violent and 3.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices North Hampton?
North Hampton’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “North Hampton”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.