Total Crime Rate

125.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

College 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 College Street (NN10 8DZ) 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 College Street (NN10 8DZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in College Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Old Vineyard
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Mews
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Mews
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlefields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duchy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duchy Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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