Total Crime Rate
81.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hove Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 392nd highest crime rate of 1,075 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 Hove Road (NN10 0JB) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hove Road (NN10 0JB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Nippendale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maple Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maple Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blinco Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regal Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trafford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regal Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Knowles Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grafton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grafton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grafton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallery Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grafton Road | — |
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