Total Crime Rate

4.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 4.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mayfly Road area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swaffham , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mayfly Road (PE37 8JF) in the last 12 months was 4.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% lower than the Swaffham average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayfly Road (PE37 8JF), the main crime hotspot is near Kestrel Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mayfly Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brandon Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Buttercup Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fieldfare Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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