Crime Rate in Cricket Green, ward

Cricket Green has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Merton district and the 1172nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 228th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cricket Green in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% higher than the Merton district average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cricket Green’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 501 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 10 cases , up 11.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 130.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 637 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cricket Green ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 62 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Taffy'S How (31 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.