Total Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 102.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Duston West and St. Crispin , and the 313th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (NN5 4FF) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NN5 4FF), 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.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pemberley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Scarplands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Weedon Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weedon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hever Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hever Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walmer Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowthorne Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Gifford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rounding Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rounding Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gifford Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knot Tiers Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upton Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rounding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Knot Tiers Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saxon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clover Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clover Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Square —
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knot Tiers Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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