Total Crime Rate

170.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 170.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kestrel Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 126th 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 Kestrel Drive (NN10 8LR) in the last 12 months was 170.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Drive (NN10 8LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kestrel Drive, where police recorded 19 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 Kestrel Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mallard Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Townsend Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mallard Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dove Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Fields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Fields —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Townsend Leys Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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