Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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 Court area has the 31st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Canalside , and the 77th highest crime rate of 307 local areas in Woking .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merlin Court (GU21 5PS) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Canalside average (146.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Court (GU21 5PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hennessy Court, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Lukes Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merlin Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hennessy Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bentham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hennessy Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hennessy Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hennessy Court —
Sep 2025Public order Forsyth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bateson Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hennessy Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bentham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martyrs Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hennessy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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