Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 43.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Duston East , and the 510th lowest crime rate of 1,261 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 Castle Avenue (NN5 6JZ) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Avenue (NN5 6JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Limehurst Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Limehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reg Partridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Javelin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Limehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Limehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Limehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Limehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stephen Bennett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ashwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Peveril Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerrfield Estate —
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Data Sources

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