Crime Rates at Gold Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4QU

Gold Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Earls Barton , and the 516th 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 Gold Street (NN8 4QU) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% higher than the Earls Barton average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -81.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gold Street (NN8 4QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Herriotts Lane, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mitchell Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.