Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 91.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Burglary 10.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

York Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 346th 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 York Road (NN10 0LB) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower than the Higham Ferrers average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (NN10 0LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dell Place, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southfields (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wheatcroft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft High Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wheatcroft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crabb Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5028 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5028 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5028 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Little Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Manning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pightles Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pightles Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wymington Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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