Total Crime Rate

342.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 342.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • 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

Willow Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 15th highest crime rate of 580 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 Willow Lane (CR4 4FL) in the last 12 months was 342.1 per 1,000 residents and was 180.5% higher than the Cricket Green average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Lane (CR4 4FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beck Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatton Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beck Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hatton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wates Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aspen Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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