Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ashby Wood Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Duston West and St. Crispin , and the 585th lowest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashby Wood Drive (NN5 4DX) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashby Wood Drive (NN5 4DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rounding Lane, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upton Hall Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashby Wood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scribers Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Rounding Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Barring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knot Tiers Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiltie Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kiltie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scribers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rounding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rounding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rounding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Upton Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rounding Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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