Total Crime Rate
375.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Victoria Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 28th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (NN10 0AH) in the last 12 months was 375.5 per 1,000 residents and was 250.2% higher than the Higham Ferrers average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 240.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (β 148.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road (NN10 0AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Higham Ferrers| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alfred Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alfred Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alfred Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alfred Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alfred Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beaconsfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Coffee Tavern Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beaconsfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A5028 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
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