Crime Rates at Castle Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1LL

Castle Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North 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 Castle Road (NN8 1LL) in the last 12 months was 291.5 per 1,000 residents and was 174.0% higher than the Brickhill and Queensway average (106.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (NN8 1LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.