Postcode · Wellingborough
Crime in NN8 2EP
How much crime is recorded in NN8 2EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Croyland
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,577 (2024)
NN8 2EPWellingborough
How safe is NN8 2EP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN8 2EP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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).
NN8 2EPNational
Shoplifting24.68.4
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Burglary6.49.1
Public order4.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Robbery3.01.4
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.