Total Crime Rate

884.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 884.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 402.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 204.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 8th 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 High Street (NN10 9BT) in the last 12 months was 884.6 per 1,000 residents and was 725.1% higher than the Higham Ferrers average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (β‰ˆ 239.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NN10 9BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Court, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bridge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Place β€”
Sep 2025Public order Beaconsfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freemans Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duck Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Place β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnegie Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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