Total Crime Rate
61.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chapel Hill area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 518th highest 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 Chapel Hill (NN10 8NA) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Higham Ferrers average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapel Hill (NN10 8NA), 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.
View Crime In Higham Ferrers| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heron Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper George Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper George Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Fields | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Fields | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Townsend Leys | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Townsend Leys | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Wroe | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Meadow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxon Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxon Close | β |
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