Higham Ferrers

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Upcoming Events

Police Surgery Higham Ferrers Market Square, Town Hall

Higham Ferrers Town Council, Town Hall, Higham Ferrers, Market Square, NN10 8BT
02/10/2026 15:00
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Police Surgery Higham Ferrers Market Square, Town Hall

Higham Ferrers Town Council, Town Hall, Higham Ferrers, Market Square, NN10 8BT
16/10/2026 12:00
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Police Surgery Higham Ferrers Market Square Town Council Building

Higham Ferrers, , NN10 8BT
16/10/2026 14:00
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Policing Surgery at Higham Ferrers Cricket Pavillion

Rushden & Higham Town Cricket Club, 3 Vine Hill Drive, NN10 8EF
18/10/2026 15:00
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Policing Surgery at Higham Ferrers Cricket Pavillion

Higham Ferrers, , NN10 8EF
22/10/2026 16:00
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Police Surgery Higham Ferrers Market Square, Town Hall

Higham Ferrers Town Council, Town Hall, Higham Ferrers, Market Square, NN10 8BT
03/11/2026 13:00
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Police Surgery Higham Ferrers Market Square, Town Hall

Higham Ferrers Town Council, Town Hall, Higham Ferrers, Market Square, NN10 8BT
18/11/2026 13:00
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Police Surgery Higham Ferrers Market Square, Town Hall

Higham Ferrers Town Council, Town Hall, Higham Ferrers, Market Square, NN10 8BT
30/11/2026 14:00
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East Northants EN2 Team - Higham Ferrers

Greg Bennett

Police Constable

Leigh Goodwin

Sergeant

Daniel Lakey

Police Community Support Officer

Susie Lockwood-Taylor

Inspector

Glenn Thompson

Sergeant

Shannon Turney

Police Community Support Officer- Schools liaison officer

Rural Crime Team

Chris Bartovsky

Police Officer

Robert Bloxham

Police Constable

Chloe Gillies

Police Officer

Hutch Hutchings

Police Officer

Emerson Knights

Police Officer

Gary Liddle

Sergeant

Christopher Martin

Police Officer

Colin Newport

Inspector

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
The new priorities for this period (October 2026 to March 2027) remain the same: • Drug Dealing/Misuse • Road Safety and Road Traffic Offences • ASB Nuisance Motorcycles Issued 25 September 2026	Our priorities are set for a six month period and reviewed every three months to ensure we continue to deal with what matters most to local people, taking account of feedback shared in our local priorities survey and local crime data. To have your say on what you would like your neighbourhood officers to focus on, and to get updates from them about crime and policing activity in your area, please visit Northamptonshire Talking https://www.northamptonshiretalking.co.uk/ or click on the link at the top of the page Actioned 25 September 2026
Previous priorities (April 2026 to September 2026) are: • Drug Dealing/Misuse • Road Safety and Road Traffic Offences • ASB Nuisance Motorcycles Issued 25 September 2026	Here's an update on our work to tackle local priorities from April to June 2026: Road safety and road traffic offences • Five vehicles have been recovered for various traffic offences • One ASB warning letter was sent to a business who were using the road for an untaxed vehicle, along with numerous vehicles recovered for no tax relating to this • Two community engagement events were held highlighting road safety Drug dealing and drug misuse • We have continued to develop intelligence around drug dealing locations across the area covered by the East Northamptonshire neighbourhood team • Three out of court resolutions have been issued for drug possession with immediate justice referral. ASB nuisance motorcycles • We have seized one illegal electric motorcycle in Rushden • We have issued one Section 59 notice to a vehicle that was being driven carelessly, off-road without authority, or in an anti-social manner that causes alarm, distress, or annoyance Actioned 25 September 2026

Priority

Action taken

The new priorities for this period (October 2026 to March 2027) remain the same:
• Drug Dealing/Misuse
• Road Safety and Road Traffic Offences
• ASB Nuisance Motorcycles

Issued 25 September 2026

Our priorities are set for a six month period and reviewed every three months to ensure we continue to deal with what matters most to local people, taking account of feedback shared in our local priorities survey and local crime data.
To have your say on what you would like your neighbourhood officers to focus on, and to get updates from them about crime and policing activity in your area, please visit Northamptonshire Talking https://www.northamptonshiretalking.co.uk/ or click on the link at the top of the page

Actioned 25 September 2026

Previous priorities (April 2026 to September 2026) are:
• Drug Dealing/Misuse
• Road Safety and Road Traffic Offences
• ASB Nuisance Motorcycles

Issued 25 September 2026

Here's an update on our work to tackle local priorities from April to June 2026:

Road safety and road traffic offences
• Five vehicles have been recovered for various traffic offences
• One ASB warning letter was sent to a business who were using the road for an untaxed vehicle, along with numerous vehicles recovered for no tax relating to this
• Two community engagement events were held highlighting road safety

Drug dealing and drug misuse
• We have continued to develop intelligence around drug dealing locations across the area covered by the East Northamptonshire neighbourhood team
• Three out of court resolutions have been issued for drug possession with immediate justice referral.

ASB nuisance motorcycles
• We have seized one illegal electric motorcycle in Rushden
• We have issued one Section 59 notice to a vehicle that was being driven carelessly, off-road without authority, or in an anti-social manner that causes alarm, distress, or annoyance

Actioned 25 September 2026

Local Priority Issues

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