Total Crime Rate
47.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coombe Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Raynes Park , and the 237th lowest 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 Coombe Gardens (SW20 0QU) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower than the Raynes Park average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coombe Gardens (SW20 0QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coombe Lane, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westcoombe Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coombe Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Way (Kingston By Pass) | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Coombe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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