Crime in Higham Ferrers
Recorded crime in Higham Ferrers is 0.9 times the North Northamptonshire average and 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 4%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Higham Ferrers: about 15,455 residents in 13 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 6.7/10Good
- 5-year change
- +4%more crimes
- vs the council
- 0.9×the North Northamptonshire average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Higham Ferrers.
Crime over 5 years
Up 4% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Higham Ferrers, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the North Northamptonshire average (0.8× the England and Wales average). 71 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 65% of the harm here
- Burglary: 13% of the harm here
- Robbery: 7% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 65% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 23 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in North Northamptonshire (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole North Northamptonshire partnership area, not only Higham Ferrers. Figures for the Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough community safety partnerships, which together cover North Northamptonshire. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 491 | 1.3 | Up 17% |
| Cars broken into | 699 | 1.9 | Down 12% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,262 | 3.4 | Down 3% |
| Burglary of homes | 525 | 1.4 | Up 9% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 4 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in NN10
In NN10, the postcode district at the centre of Higham Ferrers, 12% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,332 | 5% | 8% | 71% | 11% | 5% |
| Shoplifting | 700 | 34% | 5% | 10% | 51% | 1% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 267 | 3% | 6% | 39% | 49% | 2% |
| Other theft | 212 | 0% | 0% | 28% | 69% | 2% |
| Public order | 188 | 9% | 5% | 52% | 32% | 2% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 148 | 5% | 0% | 11% | 84% | 1% |
| Drugs | 102 | 19% | 37% | 20% | 15% | 10% |
| Burglary | 84 | 6% | 1% | 31% | 57% | 5% |
| Other crime | 56 | 7% | 5% | 75% | 4% | 9% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 3% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
North Northamptonshire, 2023 to 2025: 510 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 121 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 37 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.4 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 24% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 3.5 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 28.0 |
| Drugs | 1.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.8 |
| Other crime | 1.5 |
| Other theft | 5.0 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.5 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 7.3 |
| Public order | 3.9 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 |
| Shoplifting | 12.9 |
Postcode districts in Higham Ferrers
Nearby towns
Council: North Northamptonshire
Questions about crime in Higham Ferrers
- Is Higham Ferrers a safe place to live?
- Higham Ferrers scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.9 times the North Northamptonshire average.
- Is crime going up or down in Higham Ferrers?
- Up 4% over 5 years, from 1,111 recorded crimes a year to 1,158.
- What is the most common crime in Higham Ferrers?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 28 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Higham Ferrers compare with North Northamptonshire?
- Crime severity in Higham Ferrers is 0.9 times the North Northamptonshire average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Higham Ferrers?
- In NN10, the postcode district at the centre of Higham Ferrers, 12% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 34% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Higham Ferrers?
- Of 84 burglaries reported in NN10, the postcode district at the centre of Higham Ferrers between September 2024 and August 2025, 6% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 57% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Higham Ferrers?
- In 2025/26, in the Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough partnership area, which includes Higham Ferrers, the police recorded 491 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.3 per 1,000 residents, up 17% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Higham Ferrers?
- 1,262 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough partnership area, which includes Higham Ferrers, 3.4 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Higham Ferrers last year?
- 4 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough partnership area, which includes Higham Ferrers, against 4 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.