Total Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 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 43.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

School Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 379th lowest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Lane (NN10 8NQ) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (NN10 8NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Way, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Townsend Leys (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Fields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Old Vineyard —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Townsend Leys Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Townsend Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Wroe Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Fields —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Celtic Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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