Postcode · Wellingborough
Crime in NN8 4EF
How much crime is recorded in NN8 4EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Wellingborough
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,557 (2024)
How safe is NN8 4EF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN8 4EF 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
35.5
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 4EFNational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Vehicle crime10.63.5
Burglary8.69.1
Drugs4.42.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Shoplifting3.28.4
Other theft2.24.5
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime1.61.5
Public order1.14.6
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.