Total Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Byron Crescent area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byron Crescent (NN10 6BL) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Crescent (NN10 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Irchester Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heaney Park (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palm Road
Sep 2025Other theft Palm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heaney Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Irchester Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cedars Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Cedars

Data Sources

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