Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Villa Rise area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 340th highest crime rate of 1,080 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 Villa Rise (NN10 8NU) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower than the Higham Ferrers average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villa Rise (NN10 8NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Patenall Way, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackwell Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Villa Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Court β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Saxon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaks Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Tree Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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