Total Crime Rate

62.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • 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
  • 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 Grove area has the 54th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge , and the 362nd lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

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 Grove (IG6 2QX) in the last 12 months was 62.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower than the Bridge average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Grove (IG6 2QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Square, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wolsey Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merlin Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elderberry Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathaway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Peachtree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stalham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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