Total Crime Rate
49.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tamworth Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Figge's Marsh , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tamworth Lane (CR4 1DF) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Figge's Marsh average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tamworth Lane (CR4 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Longthornton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pentlands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Commonside East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Franklin Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Franklin Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franklin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Marlowe Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Marlowe Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowe Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Malvern Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Commonside East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Commonside East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Malvern Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tamworth Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamworth Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamworth Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamworth Park | Under investigation |
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