Total Crime Rate

477.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 477.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 346.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 63.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Damson Walk 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 Damson Walk (NN10 8FP) 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 Damson Walk (NN10 8FP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Damson Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackcurrant Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharf Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackcurrant Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Way Under investigation
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Hill Drive 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vine Hill Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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