Total Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 11.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Merton Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church Gresley , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in South Derbyshire .

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 Merton Close (DE11 9NH) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower than the Church Gresley average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 142.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Close (DE11 9NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brunel Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nottingham Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Solent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keele Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwich Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hope Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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