Total Crime Rate

144.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 144.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Merton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in The Risboroughs , and the 137th highest crime rate of 1,637 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

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 Merton Road (HP27 0DR) in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 156.5% higher than the The Risboroughs average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Road (HP27 0DR), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Icknield Way. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rectory Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Icknield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Icknield Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gatensbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
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Data Sources

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