Merley
Middle areaNorth west Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 6,102 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 14 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 55% of people in Merley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Merley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merley at a rate of 27.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.5 per 1,000 people across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 68 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 |
| Other crime | 24 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Drug offences | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Merley compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Merley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merley at a rate of 27.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.5 per 1,000 people across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Merley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (68), anti-social behaviour (42) and other crime (24).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
These figures are published for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and not Merley alone. See Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Merley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Merley was £427,500 in 2025.
Merley had 6,332 usual residents at the census.
About 55% of people in Merley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Merley, 78.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.