Total Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.7 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 43.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 13.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Barnard Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Duston East , and the 514th 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 Barnard Close (NN5 6LB) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnard Close (NN5 6LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westfield Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peveril Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barnard Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stephen Bennett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Main Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerrfield Estate —
Apr 2026Robbery Peveril Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ashwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reg Partridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Javelin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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