Total Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 54.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Merchistoun Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horndean Catherington , and the 139th highest crime rate of 412 local areas in East Hampshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merchistoun Road (PO8 9NF) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% higher than the Horndean Catherington average (32.5 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merchistoun Road (PO8 9NF), the main crime hotspot is near Bowes-Lyon Court. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merchistoun Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodney Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Nelson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodney Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bowes-Lyon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rodney Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rodney Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rodney Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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