Crime Rates at Higham Road, Rushden, NN10 6EB

Higham Road area has the highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 8th 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 Higham Road (NN10 6EB) in the last 12 months was 884.6 per 1,000 residents and was 725.1% 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 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 239.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higham Road (NN10 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Court, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.