Total Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tamworth Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longthornton , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tamworth Lane (CR4 1DH) in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% lower than the Longthornton average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tamworth Lane (CR4 1DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Imperial Gardens, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tamworth Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pentlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamworth Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamworth Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Imperial Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Imperial Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Imperial Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Imperial Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Imperial Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Imperial Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Potter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamworth Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stainbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tamworth Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St George'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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