Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Barring Mews area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Duston West and St. Crispin , and the 427th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barring Mews (NN5 4DE) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Duston West and St. Crispin average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barring Mews (NN5 4DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Skinner Avenue, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Da Vinci Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Duston West and St. Crispin

Crime Over Time in Barring Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Kiltie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weedon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lacing Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Da Vinci Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Da Vinci Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Da Vinci Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Da Vinci Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiltie Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Samwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scribers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scribers Drive —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Barring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knot Tiers Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Close —
Sep 2025Public order Da Vinci Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Skinner Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skinner Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pemberley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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