Total Crime Rate
94.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Javelin Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Dallington Spencer , and the 349th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Javelin Close (NN5 6PL) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower than the Dallington Spencer average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Javelin Close (NN5 6PL), 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 | Burglary | Ashwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Limehurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sam Harrison Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sam Harrison Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Markham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Darwin Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Javelin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Limehurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Limehurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Limehurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sam Harrison Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Limehurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sam Harrison Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stephen Bennett Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Reg Partridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Digby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maxwell Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Galileo Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maxwell Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastfield Close | Under investigation |
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