Total Crime Rate
84.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newton Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 376th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Road (NN10 0HF) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newton Road (NN10 0HF), the main crime hotspot is near Kings Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Kings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Highgrove Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabb Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wheatcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | High Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapmans Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapmans Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapmans Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapmans Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wheatcroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A5028 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A5028 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A5028 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road | Under investigation |
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