Postcode sector · Wellingborough

Crime in NN8 9

How much crime is recorded in NN8 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: North Northamptonshire
Region: East Midlands
Population: 3,808 (2024)

NN8 9Postcode sector · Wellingborough

Crime

How safe is NN8 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NN8 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band

7/ 10

Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm

39.5

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1

All crime

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67

By type

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 9National

Violence and sexual offences26.123.6

Anti-social behaviour20.810.7

Burglary12.99.1

Criminal damage and arson7.54.7

Vehicle crime7.23.5

Other theft5.94.5

Drugs3.92.4

Public order3.54.6

Possession of weapons1.60.9

Robbery1.51.4

Other crime1.41.5

Shoplifting0.78.4

Bicycle theft0.01.0

Theft from the person0.02.1

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000

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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