Total Crime Rate

76.4 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 76.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Laurel Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Raynes Park , and the 219th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Road (SW20 0PR) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% higher than the Raynes Park average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Road (SW20 0PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coombe Lane, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cottenham Park Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Laurel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coombe Lane —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cottenham Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Melbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Panmuir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Panmuir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A238 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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