Postcode · Wellingborough
Crime in NN8 4RY
How much crime is recorded in NN8 4RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rixon
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,590 (2024)
NN8 4RYWellingborough
How safe is NN8 4RY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN8 4RY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 4RYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Burglary5.69.1
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft3.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Shoplifting1.78.4
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.