Crime Rates at Chaucer Road, Wellingborough, NN8 3NJ

Chaucer Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 410th lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaucer Road (NN8 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Brickhill and Queensway average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Road (NN8 3NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tennyson Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stream Bank Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.