Postcode · Wellingborough
Crime in NN8 4BL
How much crime is recorded in NN8 4BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rixon
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,763 (2024)
NN8 4BLWellingborough
How safe is NN8 4BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN8 4BL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 4BLNational
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs3.02.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.74.6
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime1.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.