Total Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Irchester Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 261st lowest crime rate of 1,080 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 Irchester Road (NN10 9XD) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% lower than the Higham Ferrers average (107.2 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 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Irchester Road (NN10 9XD), the main crime hotspot is near Tennyson Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Irchester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5001 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences H E Bates Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences H E Bates Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5001 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson H E Bates Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tennyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gravely Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pytchley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sartoris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Road —
Sep 2025Public order Pytchley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pemberton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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