Total Crime Rate
43.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hardlands Road 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 Hardlands Road (NN5 6LN) 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 Hardlands Road (NN5 6LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limehurst Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Duston East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Limehurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Limehurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Limehurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Limehurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maxwell Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Reg Partridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stephen Bennett Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Javelin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ashwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kerrfield Estate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Darwin Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Limehurst Road | Under investigation |
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