Total Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 19.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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

St Margarets Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Higham Ferrers , and the 117th 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 St Margarets Avenue (NN10 9YQ) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Avenue (NN10 9YQ), the main crime hotspot is near Fitzwilliam Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzwilliam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzwilliam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fitzwilliam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Purvis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Purvis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purvis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzwilliam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moor Road

Data Sources

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