Crime Rates at Sheep Street, Wellingborough, NN8 1BS

Sheep Street area has the highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North 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 Sheep Street (NN8 1BS) in the last 12 months was 4045.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3430.6% higher than the Brickhill and Queensway average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 634 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 86.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 280 (≈ 900.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheep Street (NN8 1BS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 815 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.