Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 48.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merevale Way area has the 51st highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Etwall , and the 179th highest crime rate of 358 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 Merevale Way (DE24 3BR) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher than the Etwall average (42.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merevale Way (DE24 3BR), the main crime hotspot is near Silverton Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Merevale Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lechlade Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverton Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lechlade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lechlade Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pilgrims Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bicester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bicester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bicester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bicester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Silverton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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