Total Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Crispin Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Duston West and St. Crispin , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 1,265 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 St Crispin Drive (NN5 4UL) in the last 12 months was 3.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.4% lower than the Duston West and St. Crispin average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around St Crispin Drive (NN5 4UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howarth Way, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Crispin Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Duston West and St. Crispin| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Howarth Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brown Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Howarth Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Howarth Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Howarth Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Howarth Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howarth Way | — |
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