Total Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chapel Hill area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 530th 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 Chapel Hill (NN10 8NA) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Higham Ferrers average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% 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 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanwick Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Higham Ferrers| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windermere Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxon Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heron Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Tree Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | School Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper George Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Saxon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oaks Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanwick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Leys | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Leys | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Leys | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Leys | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanwick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper George Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanwick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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