Crime Rates at Margaret Avenue, Wellingborough, NN8 2HD

Margaret Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Croyland and Swanspool , and the 41st 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 Margaret Avenue (NN8 2HD) in the last 12 months was 292.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% higher than the Croyland and Swanspool average (198.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Avenue (NN8 2HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windmill Close, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mannock Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.