Crime Rate in St Helier, ward

St Helier has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Merton district and the 3417th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 80th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Helier in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Merton district average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Helier’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 220 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 27.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 278 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Helier ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.