Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Telford 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Telford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gifford Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinner Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bristle Street β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lacing Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brunel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Close β€”
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Faraday Close Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinner Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinner Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinner Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinner Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Skinner Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Skinner Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Da Vinci Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Da Vinci Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Da Vinci Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gifford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Da Vinci Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Da Vinci Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Pond Drive β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clover Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Padding Lane β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Clover Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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