Total Crime Rate

128.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Duston West and St. Crispin , and the 224th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (NN5 4EH) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 20 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 Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NN5 4EH), the main crime hotspot is near Black Cat Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Duston West and St. Crispin

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knot Tiers Drive
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lacing Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scribers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scribers Drive
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Barring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faraday Close
Sep 2025Public order The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Samwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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