Total Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 106.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · 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 24th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 265th highest crime rate of 1,080 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 9XF) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Higham Ferrers average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Irchester Road (NN10 9XF), 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 2025Public order Pytchley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gravely Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5001 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pytchley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Knuston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5001 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sartoris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tennyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cedars Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Cedars —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Irchester Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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