Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellingborough Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Irthlingborough , and the 404th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellingborough Road (NN9 5RF) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher than the Irthlingborough average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellingborough Road (NN9 5RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grimmer Walk, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitley Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellingborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spencer Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adit View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grimmer Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitley Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Adit View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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