Total Crime Rate
556.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spencer Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,080 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 Spencer Road (NN10 6AD) in the last 12 months was 556.0 per 1,000 residents and was 418.6% higher than the Higham Ferrers average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 158.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spencer Road (NN10 6AD), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Court. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Higham Ferrers| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushmere Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freemans Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayway | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Washbrook Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Washbrook Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Court | Under investigation |
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