Total Crime Rate
53.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Drive area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 494th lowest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Drive (NN10 8FR) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Drive (NN10 8FR), the main crime hotspot is near Duchy Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Higham Ferrers| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlefields Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pressland Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duchy Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duchy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Upper Kings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
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