Central Wellingborough
Middle areaThe south of the North Northamptonshire. 7,625 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Central Wellingborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Wellingborough
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Wellingborough at a rate of 278.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.4 per 1,000 people across North Northamptonshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 605 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 505 |
| Other crime | 311 |
| Shoplifting | 228 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 124 |
| Drug offences | 109 |
| Vehicle crime | 101 |
| Robbery | 68 |
| Burglary | 61 |
| Theft from the person | 12 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Wellingborough compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Wellingborough safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Wellingborough at a rate of 278.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.4 per 1,000 people across North Northamptonshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 201 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Wellingborough.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (605), anti-social behaviour (505) and other crime (311).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Northamptonshire
These figures are published for the whole of North Northamptonshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Northamptonshire and not Central Wellingborough alone. See North Northamptonshire
Central Wellingborough in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Wellingborough was £198,000 in 2025.
Central Wellingborough had 7,294 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Central Wellingborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Wellingborough, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.