Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.1 5/10
  • Drugs 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Figge's Marsh , and the 293rd lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clay Avenue (CR4 1BU) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clay Avenue (CR4 1BU), 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eldertree Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolstead Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mulholland Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Mulholland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thrupp Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossways Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolstead Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakleigh Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldertree Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warminster Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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