Crime Rate in St Helier, ward

St Helier has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Merton district and the 3105th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 78th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Helier in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower than the Merton district average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Helier’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 195 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -55.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 242 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Helier ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.