Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.7 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 110.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Boswell Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Duston West and St. Crispin , and the 271st 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 Boswell Street (NN5 4FT) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boswell Street (NN5 4FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rounding Street, where police recorded 41 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 Boswell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weedon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 —
Apr 2026Other theft Knot Tiers Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knot Tiers Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowthorne Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Pond Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Square —
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 Da Vinci Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brunel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rounding Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rounding Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Da Vinci Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Da Vinci Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Da Vinci Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Clover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gifford Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hever Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rounding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clover Street —
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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