Total Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Merritt Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Chessington South & Malden Rushett , and the 130th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

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 Merritt Gardens (KT9 2GJ) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% higher than the Chessington South & Malden Rushett average (55.7 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merritt Gardens (KT9 2GJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lofthouse Place, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rythe Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merritt Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rythe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lofthouse Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winey Close —
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Data Sources

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