Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Glassbrook Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 363rd lowest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glassbrook Road (NN10 9TH) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other 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 6 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glassbrook Road (NN10 9TH), the main crime hotspot is near Gordon Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Glassbrook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Purvis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pytchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5001 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alpine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5001 —
Apr 2026Drugs A5001 Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons A5001 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pytchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pytchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pytchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pytchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pytchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sartoris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glassbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pemberton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Purvis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour H E Bates Way —

Data Sources

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