Total Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 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 81.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Franklin Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longthornton , and the 205th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Franklin Crescent (CR4 1ND) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklin Crescent (CR4 1ND), the main crime hotspot is near Talbot Close. Police recorded 56 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 Franklin Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Manor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinhood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinhood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinhood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robinhood Lane
Apr 2026Burglary Talbot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Talbot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Talbot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Talbot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hoylake Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hoylake Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Franklin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Franklin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castleton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Talbot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lexden Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lexden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lexden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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