Postcode · Wellingborough
Crime in NN8 5BL
How much crime is recorded in NN8 5BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Redwell
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,398 (2024)
How safe is NN8 5BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN8 5BL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 5BLNational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Shoplifting6.08.4
Burglary5.99.1
Public order2.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.