Higham Ferrers
WardThe south of the North Northamptonshire. About 10,015 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 93% of people in Higham Ferrers live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Higham Ferrers compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Higham Ferrers safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Higham Ferrers at a rate of 81.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.4 per 1,000 people across North Northamptonshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 73 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Higham Ferrers.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (228), anti-social behaviour (203) and shoplifting (123).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Northamptonshire
These figures are published for the whole of North Northamptonshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Northamptonshire and not Higham Ferrers alone. See North Northamptonshire
Higham Ferrers in brief
Higham Ferrers had 10,041 usual residents at the census.
About 93% of people in Higham Ferrers live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Higham Ferrers, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Higham Ferrers, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.