Total Crime Rate

237.2 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 237.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.6 9/10
  • Other theft 43.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • 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
  • 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 Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cove and Southwood , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Rushmoor .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merlin Way (GU14 0PF) in the last 12 months was 237.2 per 1,000 residents and was 156.5% higher than the Cove and Southwood average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -74.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 420.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Way (GU14 0PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regiment Close, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jubilee Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merlin Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Regiment Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Regiment Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Regiment Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Regiment Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maskell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rifle Way —
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Data Sources

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