Crime Rates at Denston Close, Northampton, NN4 0DD

Denston Close area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 14th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denston Close (NN4 0DD) in the last 12 months was 720.0 per 1,000 residents and was 998.1% higher than the East Hunsbury and Shelfleys average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 313.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denston Close (NN4 0DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camborne Close (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.