Total Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 28.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merlin Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Wanstead Park , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merlin Road (E12 5DJ) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Wanstead Park average (66.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 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 5 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Road (E12 5DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Empress Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Merlin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clavering Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Margaret'S Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Aldersbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A116 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merlin Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Margaret'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Margaret'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Margaret'S Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wanstead Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clavering Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A116 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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