Total Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wykeham Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 528th highest crime rate of 1,080 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 Wykeham Road (NN10 8HU) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Higham Ferrers average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wykeham Road (NN10 8HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper George Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wykeham Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wykeham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Philip Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper George Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper George Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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