Ravensbury

Violence & Robbery

Issued 05 October 2026

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

Actioned 14 January 2027

Motor vehicle crime

Issued 05 October 2026

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

Members of public should be aware of such crimes, please keep your vehicles locked and remove valuables from vehicles when unattended.
A large number of theft from motor vehicle offences occur with unlocked vehicles.

We have run two pro-active operations in the area in 2026, both resulting in reduced reports of burglary and motor vehicle crime in the associated time frame, as well as a number of arrests completed for a variety of offences. A third operation is currently underway
Please report anything suspicious to us so we can build it into our intelligence and information

Actioned 14 January 2027

Burglary offences

Issued 05 October 2026

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.

We have run two pro-active operations in the area in 2026, both resulting in reduced reports of burglary and motor vehicle crime in the associated time frame, as well as a number of arrests completed for a variety of offences. A third operation is currently underway
Please report any suspicious behaviours or offences to the police so we can target our patrols and persons who are looking to commit offences

Actioned 14 January 2027