Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 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

Velocette Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Duston East , and the 335th 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 Velocette Way (NN5 6YF) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Velocette Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bordeaux Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limoges Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochelle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greeves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hirondelle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hirondelle Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hirondelle Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rudge Mews —
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Data Sources

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