Total Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 28th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Bishop's Tachbrook , and the 168th highest crime rate of 476 local areas in Warwick .

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 (CV34 6TP) in the last 12 months was 67.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% higher than the Bishop's Tachbrook average (57.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle 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.

In the area around Merlin Way (CV34 6TP), the main crime hotspot is near Cox Gardens. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 10 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Swallow Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wren Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cox Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cox Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Potkins Road —
Sep 2025Public order Potkins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potkins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cox Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macbeth Approach —
Sep 2025Burglary Wren Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wren Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Swallow Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cox Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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