Crime Rates at Portland Road, Rushden, NN10 0DJ

Portland Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 1,080 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 Portland Road (NN10 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 161.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 225.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (NN10 0DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.