Total Crime Rate

92.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.6 7/10
  • Drugs 58.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clay Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Figge's Marsh , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clay Avenue (CR4 1BT) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% higher than the Figge's Marsh average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 58.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clay Avenue (CR4 1BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mulholland Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moore Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clay Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Moore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thrupp Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Moore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warminster Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamworth Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossways Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mulholland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mulholland Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolstead Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolstead Road —
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Data Sources

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