Total Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Melrose Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Dallington Spencer , and the 630th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 Melrose Avenue (NN5 5PB) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% lower than the Dallington Spencer average (115.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Avenue (NN5 5PB), the main crime hotspot is near Poyntz Gardens. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poyntz Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlestone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Lawns —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poyntz Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poyntz Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poyntz Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poyntz Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windsor Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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