Crime Rates at Merefield Gardens, Tadworth, KT20 5JY

Merefield Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton , and the 24th 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 Merefield Gardens (KT20 5JY) in the last 12 months was 214.3 per 1,000 residents and was 382.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 110.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merefield Gardens (KT20 5JY), the main crime hotspot is near Morden Close. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.