Total Crime Rate
24.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Strobel Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Duston West and St. Crispin , and the 247th 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 Strobel Drive (NN5 4FA) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Strobel Drive (NN5 4FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rounding Street, where police recorded 41 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gifford Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rounding Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristle Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barring Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Pond Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Padding Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gifford Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knot Tiers Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Knot Tiers Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knot Tiers Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Square | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clover Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clover Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clover Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Saxon Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxon Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rounding Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Upton Hall Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rounding Lane | β |
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