Total Crime Rate

462.7 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 462.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 183.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.8 9/10
  • Other theft 46.8 10/10
  • Drugs 41.6 10/10
  • Public order 31.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 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

Wellingborough Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,265 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 4DN) in the last 12 months was 462.7 per 1,000 residents and was 260.6% higher than the Abington and Phippsville average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 230.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellingborough Road (NN1 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Portland Place. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 56 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Wilberforce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Abington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abington Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hervey Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Sep 2025Other theft York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ethel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exeter Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cyril Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cyril Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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