Total Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 75.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Pond Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Duston West and St. Crispin , and the 448th highest 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 Mill Pond Drive (NN5 4EW) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Pond Drive (NN5 4EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Black Cat Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Square (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Mill Pond Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brunel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gifford Lane —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Faraday Close Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Gifford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lacing Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bristle Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Pond Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Padding Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knot Tiers Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Knot Tiers Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knot Tiers Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Square —
Apr 2026Drugs Clover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clover Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clover Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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