Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Merlin Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge , and the 356th highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

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 Merlin Way (BS37 6XP) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% higher than the Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Way (BS37 6XP), the main crime hotspot is near Kestrel Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merlin Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goldcrest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hudson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slimbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slimbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slimbridge Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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