Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 73.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 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

Merryfield Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson , and the 326th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

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 Merryfield Lane (BH10 5HN) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Kinson average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merryfield Lane (BH10 5HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tedder Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merryfield Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marchwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaldecott Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highlands Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highlands Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Road —
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Data Sources

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