Total Crime Rate
149.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cedars Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Figge's Marsh , and the 69th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cedars Avenue (CR4 1EA) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% higher than the Figge's Marsh average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cedars Avenue (CR4 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Imperial Gardens, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moore Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pollards Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stainbank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brenley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamworth Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamworth Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamworth Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cedars Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cedars Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pentlands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brenley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Imperial Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Imperial Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Imperial Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Imperial Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Imperial Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Imperial Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Acacia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brenley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tamworth Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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