Total Crime Rate
62.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Irchester Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 515th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Irchester Road (NN10 9QU) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Irchester Road (NN10 9QU), the main crime hotspot is near Coronation Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Irchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Spinney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heaney Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coronation Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dingle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Irchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Irchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dingle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Mark'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mark'S Close | Under investigation |
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