Total Crime Rate

94.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merlin Court area has the 14th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Belle Vue , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merlin Court (CA2 7NY) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% higher than the Belle Vue average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Court (CA2 7NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lister Court, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newtown Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merlin Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulmar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Newtown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shady Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Merlin Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kittiwake Close —
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Data Sources

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