Total Crime Rate
114.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Glenfield Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 245th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Glenfield Close (NN10 9XY) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glenfield Close (NN10 9XY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heaney Park, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gordon Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Higham Ferrers| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A5001 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Cedars | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfield Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Knuston Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gordon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Cedars | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Irchester Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gravely Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heaney Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A5001 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Street | Under investigation |
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