Total Crime Rate

34.2 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 34.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wharf Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharf Road (NN10 8BH) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Road (NN10 8BH), the main crime hotspot is near Damson Walk. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharf Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackcurrant Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackcurrant Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pippin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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