Total Crime Rate

342.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 342.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 13th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellingborough Road (NN1 4DZ) in the last 12 months was 342.0 per 1,000 residents and was 189.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 114.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellingborough Road (NN1 4DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bouverie Street. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 48 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bouverie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Street —
Apr 2026Public order West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turner Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talbot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perry Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Thrift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talbot Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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