Total Crime Rate
119.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Poplar Crescent area has the 15th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Court , and the 40th highest crime rate of 231 local areas in Epsom and Ewell .
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 Poplar Crescent (KT19 9ER) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% higher than the Court average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poplar Crescent (KT19 9ER), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Court| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplar Farm Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Larch Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jasmine Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Godwin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Poplar Farm Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Larch Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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