Crime Rates at Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN1 4EQ

Wellingborough Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Abington and Phippsville , and the 24th highest crime rate of 1,265 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 546.7 per 1,000 residents and was 326.1% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 238.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 115.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% 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 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.