Total Crime Rate
320.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsleigh Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 16th 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 Kingsleigh Place (CR4 4NU) in the last 12 months was 320.3 per 1,000 residents and was 168.9% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsleigh Place (CR4 4NU), the main crime hotspot is near Sibthorp Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Love Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Montrose Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regal Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taffy'S How | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Taffy'S How | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sibthorp Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Green East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Langdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langdale Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sibthorp Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsleigh Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Kingsleigh Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Green East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Green East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsleigh Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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