Ashford vs Merstham

Ashford has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,135 crimes in the last 12 months. Merstham has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,046 crimes. Ashford scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ashford shows a year-on-year crime trend of -7.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Merstham shows +4.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ashford, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (730 incidents). In Merstham, it is Violent Crime (343 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ashford recorded 330 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Merstham recorded 211. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ashford totalled 730 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 343 in Merstham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ashford recorded 2,301 crimes (now 2,135, a change of -7.2%). Merstham recorded 1,002 crimes previously (now 1,046, +4.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Ashford has a resolution rate of 18.6% and Merstham has 28.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ashford falls within the Surrey Police boundary. Merstham is covered by Surrey Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Ashford and Merstham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.