Total Crime Rate

214.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 214.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merland Rise area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton , and the 26th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .

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 Merland Rise (KT20 5JG) in the last 12 months was 214.1 per 1,000 residents and was 381.9% higher than the Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 137.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merland Rise (KT20 5JG), the main crime hotspot is near Merland Rise. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton

Crime Over Time in Merland Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merland Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pit Wood Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pit Wood Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pit Wood Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinloch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfield Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterfield Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Waterfield Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bidhams Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bidhams Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pit Wood Green Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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