Total Crime Rate
556.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodland Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 16th 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 Woodland Road (NN10 6UT) in the last 12 months was 556.0 per 1,000 residents and was 418.6% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 158.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodland Road (NN10 6UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Midland Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Higham Ferrers| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Batsmans Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sartoris Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Midland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pemberton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Batsmans Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pytchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A5001 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pytchley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Washbrook Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Washbrook Road | — |
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