Total Crime Rate

213.6 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 213.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 27.2 7/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Wellstood area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Moulton , and the 104th 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 Wellstood (NN2 8EY) in the last 12 months was 213.6 per 1,000 residents and was 239.2% higher than the Moulton average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2981.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellstood (NN2 8EY), the main crime hotspot is near Buxton Way. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellstood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buxton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buxton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Brampton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Little Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Farm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Farm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buxton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buxton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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