Total Crime Rate

244.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 244.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Merryfields Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Henley , and the 69th highest crime rate of 1,014 local areas in Coventry .

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 Merryfields Way (CV2 2NS) in the last 12 months was 244.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% higher than the Henley average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 139.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 278.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merryfields Way (CV2 2NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downton Close, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peacock Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Merryfields Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merryfields Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peacock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peacock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peacock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peacock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peacock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linford Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dorothy Powell Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wavendon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wavendon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downton Close —
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Data Sources

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