Total Crime Rate

113.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 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 113.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lexden Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longthornton , and the 120th 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 Lexden Road (CR4 1NL) in the last 12 months was 113.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% higher than the Longthornton average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lexden Road (CR4 1NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lexden Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenwood Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lexden Road area

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

Data Sources

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