Total Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 151.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Short Stocks area has the 16th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 153rd 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 Short Stocks (NN10 0EB) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Stocks (NN10 0EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grafton Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Short Stocks area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ennerdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nippendale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carey Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knowles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deacon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carey Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blinco Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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