Total Crime Rate
65.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mayfly Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 509th highest crime rate of 1,261 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mayfly Road (NN4 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the East Hunsbury and Shelfleys average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mayfly Road (NN4 9EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Darter Way. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sixfields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaser Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawker Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Damselfly Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Damselfly Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Green Drake Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Drake Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Drake Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hawker Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawker Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Damselfly Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Darter Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Darter Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Darter Way | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darter Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Damselfly Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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