Total Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 79.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Oliver Close area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 403rd highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oliver Close (NN10 0EL) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oliver Close (NN10 0EL), 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 Oliver Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southfields β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pratt Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Grenson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Maple Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grenson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robinson Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Grenson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Blinco Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denmark Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nippendale 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

Data Sources

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