Crime Rates at Wellington Street, Northampton, NN1 3NB

Wellington Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 77th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (NN1 3NB) in the last 12 months was 268.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the Castle average (351.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (NN1 3NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Giles' Terrace (122 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.