Crime Rates at Pippin Close, Wellingborough, NN8 2DN

Pippin Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,075 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 Pippin Close (NN8 2DN) in the last 12 months was 355.6 per 1,000 residents and was 234.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 164.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pippin Close (NN8 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Priory Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.