Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Richmond Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Raynes Park , and the 194th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .
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 Richmond Road (SW20 0PG) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% higher than the Raynes Park average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Richmond Road (SW20 0PG), the main crime hotspot is near Cottenham Park Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Raynes Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oakwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A238 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cambridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottenham Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Camberley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberley Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberley Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A238 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Laurel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A238 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Panmuir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coombe Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spencer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melbury Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Somerset Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spencer Road | β |
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