Postcode · Wellingborough
Crime in NN8 4FA
How much crime is recorded in NN8 4FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Wellingborough
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,186 (2024)
How safe is NN8 4FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 73.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN8 4FA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
73.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
150
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 4FANational
Violence and sexual offences54.423.6
Anti-social behaviour32.110.7
Burglary23.69.1
Public order14.24.6
Criminal damage and arson10.64.7
Other theft7.94.5
Drugs7.12.4
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Possession of weapons3.10.9
Robbery2.61.4
Theft from the person1.72.1
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.