Total Crime Rate

101.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 22.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merrion Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 128th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Arun .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merrion Avenue (PO22 9DE) in the last 12 months was 101.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower than the Hotham average (184.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrion Avenue (PO22 9DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durlston Drive, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brickfield Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Merrion Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westloats Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sandymount Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sandymount Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durlston Drive —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Durlston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Durlston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durlston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durlston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durlston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durlston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durlston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durlston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durlston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Tree Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durlston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wadhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arnhem Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Collyer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collyer Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadhurst Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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