Crime in lavender fields, merton

The team will patrol areas of concern for violence and robbery based offences, using trends and information to best target patrols.
We will take on board any live information and intelligence and act on that appropriately to be most effective in patrols and aim to reduce these offences. We will actively work with other departments and partners to target offenders and bring them to justice.

Ravensbury ward has a very low rate of robbery compared with the rest of London and Merton continues to keep its place as one of the safest London Boroughs in relation to crime patterns

If you have any relevant information relating to offences or offenders please report directly to us or Crimestoppers so we can take appropriate action

The team will visit victims of crime and also surrounding areas to offer both re-assurance and crime prevention advice.
Evidential leads will be explored in an attempt to identify any offenders and patrols completed in areas of higher offending patterns in order to both catch offenders as well as deter offences

We are also running a pro-active operation for both motor vehicle crime and burglary in the surrounding areas.
Running for two weeks in January we only had one motor vehicle crime occur during this time period, we have additional upcoming operations planned across March and April 2026
Please report anything suspicious to us so we can build it into our intelligence and information

High visibility patrols will continue within our Burglary hotspots. Visits completed to all victims of such crime to provide re-assurance and crime prevention advice to those victims as well as other members of the community.
Working with other departments to secure any available evidence which may assist in catching offenders.

Additionally we are currently running an operation around burglary and motor vehicle crime in the area.
Running for two weeks in January we only had one motor vehicle crime occur during this time period, we have additional upcoming operations planned across March and April 2026
Please report any suspicious behaviours or offences to the police so we can target our patrols and persons who are looking to commit offences