Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 32.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 8.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
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Crime overview

Bates Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 243rd 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 Bates Close (NN10 8HF) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bates Close (NN10 8HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackcurrant Grove, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spring Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bates Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharf Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Vine Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Hill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackcurrant Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackcurrant Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Higham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elderberry Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Hill Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmere Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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