Total Crime Rate

245.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 245.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ambush Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Dallington Spencer , and the 86th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ambush Street (NN5 5DX) in the last 12 months was 245.8 per 1,000 residents and was 123.8% higher than the Dallington Spencer average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 141.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.9% ).

In the area around Ambush Street (NN5 5DX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ambush Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Muscott Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St James Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Steene Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Steene Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stenson Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Stenson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stenson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stenson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambush Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambush Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambush Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millhouse Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millhouse Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Millhouse Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James' Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parkwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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