Total Crime Rate

556.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 556.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 138.5 9/10
  • Other theft 109.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.7 10/10
  • Public order 46.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.6 10/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Robbery 8.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spencer 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.

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Crime Over Time in Spencer Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freemans Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayway Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Washbrook Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Washbrook Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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