Total Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Queen Street area has the 41st highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 366th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Queen Street (NN10 0BT) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Queen Street (NN10 0BT), the main crime hotspot is near Grenson Court. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Upper Queen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapmans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenson Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenson Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blinco Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenson Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapmans Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapmans Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapmans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nippendale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chapmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knowles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road
Apr 2026Burglary Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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