Total Crime Rate
94.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Poyntz Gardens area has the 34th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Dallington Spencer , and the 346th 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 Poyntz Gardens (NN5 7RY) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poyntz Gardens (NN5 7RY), the main crime hotspot is near Poyntz Gardens. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Cameron Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cedar Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poyntz Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cedar Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lawns | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harlestone Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crawford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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