Total Crime Rate

157.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Drugs 27.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellingborough Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 157th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellingborough Road (NN1 4DL) in the last 12 months was 157.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Abington and Phippsville average (118.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellingborough Road (NN1 4DL), the main crime hotspot is near Portland Place. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellingborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Place
Apr 2026Other theft Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitworth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilberforce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ethel Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stockley Street
Apr 2026Burglary Cowper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michaels Avenue

Data Sources

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