Total Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Galpins Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Pollards Hill , and the 166th highest crime rate of 580 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 Galpins Road (CR7 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% higher than the Pollards Hill average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galpins Road (CR7 6EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Radnor Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Galpins Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eighteenth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Lodge Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Lodge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Lodge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Lodge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yorkshire Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yorkshire Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Lodge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Montgomery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montgomery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shropshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conway Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conway Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shropshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hertford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shropshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southampton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shropshire Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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