Crime Rates at Wharf Road, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8BQ

Wharf Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 13th 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 Wharf Road (NN10 8BQ) in the last 12 months was 658.8 per 1,000 residents and was 514.4% 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 177 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 131.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Road (NN10 8BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Damson Walk (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.