Postcode district · Wellingborough
Crime in NN29
How much crime is recorded in NN29, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 14,707 (2024)
NN29Postcode district · Wellingborough
How safe is NN29
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NN29, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NN29National
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Burglary8.19.1
Shoplifting4.78.4
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.