Total Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Merwin Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Clewer & Dedworth East , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Windsor and Maidenhead .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Merwin Way (SL4 4PR) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower than the Clewer & Dedworth East average (79.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Merwin Way (SL4 4PR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clewer & Dedworth East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liddell | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stroud Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyatt Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monks Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benning Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Basford Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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