Total Crime Rate

338.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 338.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.0 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edison Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Edison Drive (NN5 4AB) in the last 12 months was 338.1 per 1,000 residents and was 408.8% higher than the East Hunsbury and Shelfleys average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 194.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edison Drive (NN5 4AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Skinner Avenue, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Black Cat Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edison Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scribers Drive —
Sep 2025Drugs Skinner Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lacing Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scribers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skinner Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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