Total Crime Rate
571.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
184.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Yelden Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 16th 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 Yelden Close (NN10 9AE) in the last 12 months was 571.4 per 1,000 residents and was 423.5% higher than the Higham Ferrers average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 184.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yelden Close (NN10 9AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spinney Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gordon Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alpine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | A5001 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spinney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | A5001 | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heaney Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nicholas Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A5001 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5001 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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