Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Hedges area has the 38th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 385th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Hedges (NN10 6DJ) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Hedges (NN10 6DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Hedges, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tollbar (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Hedges area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hedges Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Handcross Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parsonage Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Clark Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handcross Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Handcross Way —
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Data Sources

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