Crime Rates at Ruskin Avenue, Wellingborough, NN8 3EG

Ruskin Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 145th 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 Ruskin Avenue (NN8 3EG) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (NN8 3EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldsmith Road, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pope Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.