Total Crime Rate
205.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
95.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Jones Cottages area has the 9th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North 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 Jones Cottages (NN10 0AX) in the last 12 months was 205.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% higher than the Higham Ferrers average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 95.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jones Cottages (NN10 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | East Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A5028 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wheatcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regency Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A5028 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A5028 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Highgrove Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wheatcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Kings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road | Under investigation |
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