Total Crime Rate

153.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 153.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Love Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 61st highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Love Lane (CR4 3AG) in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% higher than the Cricket Green average (119.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Love Lane (CR4 3AG), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway Gardens. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Love Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Broadway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boundary Business Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Collingwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lulworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodney Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rodney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Blake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Church Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Venus Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Church Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chantry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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