Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oxford Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longthornton , and the 277th 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 Oxford Close (CR4 1DS) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Close (CR4 1DS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamworth Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Franklin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Franklin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hoylake Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hoylake Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Manor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Marlowe Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Marlowe Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlowe Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commonside East Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Commonside East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commonside East —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamworth Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
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Data Sources

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