Total Crime Rate
59.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Franklin Crescent area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Dallington Spencer , and the 565th 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 Franklin Crescent (NN5 5NS) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Franklin Crescent (NN5 5NS), the main crime hotspot is near Saddleback Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Duston East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Saddleback Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennine Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennine Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cameron Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cameron Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddleback Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Malvern Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Saddleback Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Saddleback Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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