Total Crime Rate

94.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 94.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 37.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Meeting Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Duston East , and the 341st 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 Meeting Lane (NN5 6JG) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% lower than the Duston East average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -45.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meeting Lane (NN5 6JG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 72 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 Meeting Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Alfred Knight Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Beechwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Digby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Einstein Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maxwell Crescent —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galileo Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Galileo Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muscott Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Rise —
Sep 2025Burglary Beechwood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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