Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · 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 30th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Cherrywood , and the 121st highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Rushmoor .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merlin Road (GU14 7HR) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower than the Cherrywood average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Road (GU14 7HR), the main crime hotspot is near Kestrel Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merlin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Test House Gate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meudon Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft North Gate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person North Gate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kestrel Road —
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Test House Gate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime O'Gorman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences O'Gorman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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