Total Crime Rate

164.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 164.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
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Crime overview

Wellingborough Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Delapre and Rushmere , and the 150th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 (NN3 3HY) in the last 12 months was 164.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% higher than the Delapre and Rushmere average (118.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellingborough Road (NN3 3HY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wellingborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Holmfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Almond Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Birchfield Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holmfield Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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