Total Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 46.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Kings Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 421st 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 Kings Avenue (NN10 8LA) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Higham Ferrers average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Avenue (NN10 8LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper George Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanwick Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Upper Kings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper George Street —
Apr 2026Burglary George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlefields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Fields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Wroe Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Old Vineyard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Fields —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Townsend Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Townsend Leys Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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