Total Crime Rate

133.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Higham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Irchester , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 1,075 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 Higham Road (NN29 7EZ) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 161.5% higher than the Irchester average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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