Total Crime Rate

161.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 161.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 0DP) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 0DP), the main crime hotspot is near Grenson Court. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grenson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denton Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Maple Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grenson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Grenson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pratt Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nippendale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robinson Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broadlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Monarch Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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