Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 70.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

West Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 487th highest 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 West Street (NN5 4EP) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (NN5 4EP), the main crime hotspot is near Upton Hall Lane. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Upton Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Scribers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scribers Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knot Tiers Drive —
Sep 2025Public order The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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