Total Crime Rate

730.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 730.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 278.6 10/10
  • Drugs 133.9 10/10
  • Public order 79.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.4 9/10
  • Other theft 34.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Other crime 15.1 10/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mercury Drive area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Delapre and Rushmere , and the 17th highest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mercury Drive (NN4 7PN) in the last 12 months was 730.0 per 1,000 residents and was 511.8% higher than the Delapre and Rushmere average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 180 (≈ 388.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercury Drive (NN4 7PN), the main crime hotspot is near Rhosili Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mercury Drive area

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Data Sources

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