Total Crime Rate

301.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.3 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 301.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Drugs 25.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Wellingborough Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Headlands , and the 66th 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 (NN3 3HU) in the last 12 months was 301.0 per 1,000 residents and was 223.2% higher than the Headlands average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 191.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellingborough Road (NN3 3HU), the main crime hotspot is near Norman Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Headlands

Crime Over Time in Wellingborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Briton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatfield Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Briton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Birchfield Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wessex Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Northumbria Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Fieldway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fieldway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 21 of 21

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑