Total Crime Rate

223.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 223.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Castle , and the 96th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 3ND) in the last 12 months was 223.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Castle average (356.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (NN1 3ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 238 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Connaught Street (142 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles' Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercer'S Row —

Data Sources

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