Total Crime Rate

389.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 389.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Drugs 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.7 9/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Merrick Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Norwood Green , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 964 local areas in Ealing .

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 Merrick Road (UB2 4AU) in the last 12 months was 389.5 per 1,000 residents and was 233.4% higher than the Norwood Green average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 174.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrick Road (UB2 4AU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Merrick Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hortus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hortus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hortus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southall
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hortus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hortus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kingston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanson Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Randolph Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Randolph Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randolph Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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