Postcode district · Wellingborough
Crime in NN9
How much crime is recorded in NN9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Population
- 44,037 (2024)
NN9Postcode district · Wellingborough
How safe is NN9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in NN9, 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
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
NN9National
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.32.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.