Postcode · Wellingborough
Crime in NN8 3DF
How much crime is recorded in NN8 3DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brickhill
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,504 (2024)
NN8 3DFWellingborough
How safe is NN8 3DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN8 3DF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 3DFNational
Shoplifting12.98.4
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Burglary2.29.1
Other theft1.84.5
Robbery1.51.4
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.