Crime Rates at Elmwood Walk, Northampton, NN5 6LU

Elmwood Walk area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Duston East , and the 446th 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 Elmwood Walk (NN5 6LU) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Duston East average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmwood Walk (NN5 6LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hirondelle Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reims Court (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.