Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 90.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Portland Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 351st highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Road (NN10 0DE) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower than the Higham Ferrers average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (NN10 0DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 137 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Skinner'S Hill (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Portland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wheatcroft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Highgrove Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wheatcroft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Skinner'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Skinner'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Skinner'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinner'S Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skinner'S Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5028 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5028 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5028 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Place —
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Data Sources

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