Total Crime Rate

94.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 94.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melbourne Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Dallington Spencer , and the 348th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Road (NN5 5LL) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% lower than the Dallington Spencer average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (NN5 5LL), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Street. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Corner —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Glasgow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glasgow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Symington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glasgow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glasgow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sandhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tower Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bruce Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Sandhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandhill Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Sandhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandhill Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Holyrood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fife Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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