Crime Rates at Shakespeare Road, Wellingborough, NN8 3RL

Shakespeare Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brickhill and Queensway , and the 216th highest crime rate of 1,075 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Road (NN8 3RL) in the last 12 months was 121.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (NN8 3RL), 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.