Total Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 67.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Katherine Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Duston East , and the 511th 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 Katherine Close (NN5 6GS) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Duston East average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Katherine Close (NN5 6GS), the main crime hotspot is near Bretton Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Katherine Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Portstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bretton Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Katherine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Larch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Quarry Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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