Daventry vs Higham Ferrers

Daventry has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,205 crimes in the last 12 months. Higham Ferrers has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 1,401 crimes. Higham Ferrers scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Daventry shows a year-on-year crime trend of -8.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Higham Ferrers shows -3.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Daventry, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (805 incidents). In Higham Ferrers, it is Shoplifting (373 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Daventry recorded 598 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Higham Ferrers recorded 284. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Daventry totalled 805 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 357 in Higham Ferrers. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Daventry recorded 2,398 crimes (now 2,205, a change of -8.1%). Higham Ferrers recorded 1,448 crimes previously (now 1,401, -3.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Daventry has a resolution rate of 18.8% and Higham Ferrers has 28.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Daventry falls within the Northamptonshire Police boundary. Higham Ferrers is covered by Northamptonshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Daventry and Higham Ferrers. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.