Crime Rates at Heyford Road, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6GF

Heyford Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Duston West and St. Crispin , and the 70th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heyford Road (NN5 6GF) in the last 12 months was 273.5 per 1,000 residents and was 287.1% higher than the Duston West and St. Crispin average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 216.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 170.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heyford Road (NN5 6GF), the main crime hotspot is near Roundwood Way. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.