Merstham vs Staines Urban

Merstham has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,046 crimes in the last 12 months. Staines Urban has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 978 crimes. Staines Urban scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Merstham shows a year-on-year crime trend of +4.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Staines Urban shows -12.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Merstham, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (343 incidents). In Staines Urban, it is Violent Crime (405 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Merstham recorded 211 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Staines Urban recorded 148. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Merstham totalled 343 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 405 in Staines Urban. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Merstham recorded 1,002 crimes (now 1,046, a change of +4.4%). Staines Urban recorded 1,122 crimes previously (now 978, -12.8%).

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. Merstham has a resolution rate of 28.4% and Staines Urban has 27.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Merstham falls within the Surrey Police boundary. Staines Urban 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 Merstham and Staines Urban. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.