Crime Rates at Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN1 4EQ

Wellingborough Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 21st 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 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 598.6 per 1,000 residents and was 406.4% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 252.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellingborough Road (NN1 4EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bouverie Street (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.