Postcode sector · Wellingborough
Crime in NN8 6
How much crime is recorded in NN8 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 12,388 (2024)
How safe is NN8 6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in NN8 6, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Burglary10.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.
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