Crime Rates at Portland Road, Rushden, NN10 0DJ

Portland Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 68th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Road (NN10 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 221.5 per 1,000 residents and was 102.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 110.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (NN10 0DJ), 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.