Total Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lowry Crescent area has the 49th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the 258th highest 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 Lowry Crescent (CR4 3NR) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Abbey average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowry Crescent (CR4 3NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farewell Place, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portland Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowry Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lewis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dorset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalton Mews —
Sep 2025Drugs Dalton Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Western Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lowry Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowry Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilpin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dorset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heyford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakmead Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbeyfield Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Collingwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Abbeyfield 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Farewell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farewell Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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