Crime Rates at Shirley Road, Rushden, NN10 6BY

Shirley Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 1,075 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 Shirley Road (NN10 6BY) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% lower than the Higham Ferrers average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Road (NN10 6BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.