Total Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 132.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Vine Hill Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 185th 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 Vine Hill Drive (NN10 8EF) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% higher than the Higham Ferrers average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vine Hill Drive (NN10 8EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackcurrant Grove, where police recorded 19 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.

View Crime In Higham Ferrers

Crime Over Time in Vine Hill Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elderberry Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Hill Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vine Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackcurrant Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharf Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackcurrant Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.