Total Crime Rate
40.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oxford Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longthornton , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 592 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 Oxford Close (CR4 1DZ) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Longthornton average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Close (CR4 1DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Longthornton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairns Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Malvern Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoylake Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoylake Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Walton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Franklin Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crowley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Walton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cairns Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairns Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairns Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Walton Way | Under investigation |
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