Total Crime Rate

178.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 78.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jennings Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Duston West and St. Crispin , and the 135th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jennings Close (NN5 4WH) in the last 12 months was 178.0 per 1,000 residents and was 151.9% higher 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 Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jennings Close (NN5 4WH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howarth Way, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dave Bowen Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Jennings Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Howarth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Rise —
Sep 2025Burglary Howarth Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howarth Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Howarth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Howarth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Howarth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muscott Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowthorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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