Total Crime Rate

210.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 210.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Robbery 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Darter Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys , and the 105th highest crime rate of 1,261 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 Darter Way (NN4 9EU) in the last 12 months was 210.5 per 1,000 residents and was 221.1% higher 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 Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 85.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darter Way (NN4 9EU), 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

Crime Over Time in Darter Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cob Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawker Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Darter Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Robbery Darter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaser Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawker Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawker Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Drake Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Drake Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Green Drake Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Damselfly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Damselfly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Damselfly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Damselfly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 16 of 16

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑