Total Crime Rate

118.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 118.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Park Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 225th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (NN10 9NP) in the last 12 months was 118.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (NN10 9NP), the main crime hotspot is near Fitzwilliam Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour H E Bates Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Fitzwilliam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Close —
Apr 2026Public order Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Purvis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Margarets Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballantyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Purvis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Margarets Avenue —
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Data Sources

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