Total Crime Rate
156.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gladstone Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Dallington Spencer , and the 160th 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 Gladstone Road (NN5 7QA) in the last 12 months was 156.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% higher than the Dallington Spencer average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gladstone Road (NN5 7QA), the main crime hotspot is near Merthyr Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dallington Spencer| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windrush Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merthyr Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merthyr Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kingsfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brook Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Merthyr Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merthyr Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Merthyr Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Merthyr Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windrush Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penarth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margaret'S Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingsfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Derwent Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windrush Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windrush Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welland Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Welland Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Close | — |
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