Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Northampton Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 480th highest crime rate of 1,080 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 Northampton Road (NN10 6AJ) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% lower than the Higham Ferrers average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northampton Road (NN10 6AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hayway. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northampton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Donne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Batsmans Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayway Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Batsmans Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayway
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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