Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 89.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Irthlingborough , and the 356th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (NN9 5UD) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% higher than the Irthlingborough average (69.5 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (NN9 5UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Bull Courtyard, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Board Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wearra Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Bull Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peter'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wearra Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robb Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warrens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrens Close —
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Data Sources

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