Total Crime Rate

190.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 190.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Spire Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 100th 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 Spire Road (NN10 0FN) in the last 12 months was 190.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% higher than the Higham Ferrers average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spire Road (NN10 0FN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Spire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tweed Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tweed Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyne Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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