Total Crime Rate

205.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 205.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 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

Victoria Close 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 Victoria Close (NN10 0DG) 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 Victoria Close (NN10 0DG), the main crime hotspot is near Kings Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wheatcroft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wheatcroft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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