Total Crime Rate
135.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wellingborough Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 211th 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 4ED) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -88.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellingborough Road (NN1 4ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 372 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bouverie Street (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abington and Phippsville| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Thrift Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bostock Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Artizan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Artizan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Town Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Town Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Town Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Town Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Town Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmund'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wilby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Town Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Percy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stimpson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stimpson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stimpson Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | East Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bouverie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bouverie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bouverie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bouverie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Perry Street | Under investigation |
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