Crime Rate in Merrow, ward

Merrow has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Guildford district and the 2450th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 459th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Merrow in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Guildford district average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Merrow’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 208 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 138.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 258 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Merrow ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Great Goodwin Drive, with 42 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ledger Close (27 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.