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Crime · Merridale
Reported crime in central Merridale
3,586 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 104 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
3,586
Rate / 1,000
104
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,508 | 42% |
| Shoplifting | 441 | 12% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 289 | 8% |
| Vehicle crime | 289 | 8% |
| Other theft | 270 | 8% |
| Public order | 169 | 5% |
| Anti social behaviour | 144 | 4% |
| Burglary | 119 | 3% |
| Drugs | 110 | 3% |
| Possession of weapons | 75 | 2% |
| Other crime | 56 | 2% |
| Robbery | 52 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 37 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 27 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 117 | 127 | 110 | 136 | 106 | 132 | 122 | 123 | 129 | 120 | 150 | 136 | 1508 |
| Shoplifting | 34 | 32 | 19 | 38 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 40 | 48 | 49 | 31 | 44 | 441 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 40 | 36 | 18 | 289 |
| Vehicle crime | 49 | 31 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 289 |
| Other theft | 36 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 35 | 270 |
| Public order | 18 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 12 | 169 |
| Anti social behaviour | 28 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 144 |
| Burglary | 14 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 119 |
| Drugs | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 110 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 75 |
| Other crime | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 56 |
| Robbery | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 52 |
| Theft from the person | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||
| Total | 339 | 310 | 256 | 301 | 234 | 258 | 294 | 310 | 321 | 310 | 346 | 307 | 3586 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Merridale, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 34,379.