Fairfield vs Mercia

Fairfield has a safety score of 19/100 (High Crime) and recorded 697 crimes in the last 12 months. Mercia has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) with 787 crimes. Fairfield scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Fairfield shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Mercia shows -15.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Fairfield, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (279 incidents). In Mercia, it is Violent Crime (352 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Fairfield recorded 93 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Mercia recorded 100. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Fairfield totalled 279 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 352 in Mercia. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Fairfield recorded 725 crimes (now 697, a change of -3.9%). Mercia recorded 929 crimes previously (now 787, -15.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Fairfield has a resolution rate of 16.3% and Mercia has 30%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Fairfield falls within the Derbyshire Constabulary boundary. Mercia is covered by Derbyshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Fairfield and Mercia. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.