Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 42.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 16th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Duston East , and the 490th lowest 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 6JD) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the Duston East average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (NN5 6JD), 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.

Crime Over Time in Main Road area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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