Total Crime Rate
66.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lowry 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 3QW) 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 3QW), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbeyfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilpin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heyford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Portland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Portland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lulworth Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Abbeyfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lewis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lowry Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farewell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bank Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bank Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farewell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakmead Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakmead Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oakmead Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakmead Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowry Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dalton Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Road | — |
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