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

Wharf Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,075 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 477.7 per 1,000 residents and was 337.6% higher than the Higham Ferrers average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% 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 146 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.