Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 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 64.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Main Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Duston East , and the 518th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Main Road (NN5 6JB) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (NN5 6JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sam Harrison Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Main Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sam Harrison Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sam Harrison Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sam Harrison Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sam Harrison Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmleigh Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Timken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maxwell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reg Partridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Digby Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Lane —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ashtree Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maxwell Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galileo Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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