Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Way area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Way (NN10 0BH) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower than the Higham Ferrers average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Way (NN10 0BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tudor Walk (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Fosse Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tees Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Stocks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kent Road
Sep 2025Public order Blinco Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Fosse Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carey Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parsonage Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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