Crime Rates at Oakley Road, Rushden, NN10 9XA

Oakley Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 401st highest 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 Oakley Road (NN10 9XA) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 77.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakley Road (NN10 9XA), 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.