Total Crime Rate
44.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Telford Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Duston West and St. Crispin , and the 527th lowest crime rate of 1,261 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 Telford Street (NN5 4EU) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Duston West and St. Crispin average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Telford Street (NN5 4EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Skinner Avenue, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Da Vinci Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gifford Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skinner Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristle Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lacing Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brunel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Faraday Close | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skinner Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skinner Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skinner Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skinner Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Skinner Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Skinner Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Da Vinci Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Da Vinci Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skinner Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skinner Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Da Vinci Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gifford Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Da Vinci Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Da Vinci Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barring Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Pond Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clover Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Padding Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clover Street | Under investigation |
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