Crime Rates at Weldon Close, Wellingborough, NN8 5UQ

Weldon Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatton Park , and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Weldon Close (NN8 5UQ) in the last 12 months was 207.8 per 1,000 residents and was 178.7% higher than the Hatton Park average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weldon Close (NN8 5UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grafton Close, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A509 (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.