Total Crime Rate

100.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 100.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sussex Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Duston East , and the 322nd 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 Sussex Close (NN5 6ET) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher than the Duston East average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Close (NN5 6ET), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weedon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmleigh Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hever Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hever Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Digby Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Weedon Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ashtree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Scarplands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millway —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Somerset Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pemberley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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