Total Crime Rate

73.8 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 73.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnard Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Duston East , and the 470th 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 Barnard Close (NN5 6LB) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower than the Duston East average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnard Close (NN5 6LB), the main crime hotspot is near Peveril Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barnard Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beechwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beechwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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