Crime Rates at Shelley Road, Wellingborough, NN8 3DP

Shelley Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 194th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shelley Road (NN8 3DP) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Road (NN8 3DP), the main crime hotspot is near Wordsworth Road. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.