Total Crime Rate

189.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 189.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Highfield Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (NN10 9QJ) in the last 12 months was 189.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% higher than the Higham Ferrers average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (NN10 9QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Spinney Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbotts Way —
Apr 2026Public order Spinney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour H E Bates Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alpine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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