Crime Rates at Wood Street, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8DL

Wood Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Street (NN10 8DL) in the last 12 months was 125.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the Higham Ferrers average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (NN10 8DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 146 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duchy Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.