Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Merryfield area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Locks Heath , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 359 local areas in Fareham .

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 Merryfield (PO14 4SF) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 145.6% higher than the Locks Heath average (33.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merryfield (PO14 4SF), the main crime hotspot is near Southampton Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merryfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Birchen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Pastures Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Pastures Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Glen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hertsfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hertsfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mayridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Southampton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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