Postcode · Wellingborough
Crime in NN8 6BF
How much crime is recorded in NN8 6BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Redwell
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,844 (2024)
NN8 6BFWellingborough
How safe is NN8 6BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NN8 6BF 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
23.1
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 6BFNational
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Burglary16.19.1
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.81.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 129% 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.