Total Crime Rate
62.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sunnymead Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longthornton , and the 267th highest crime rate of 580 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 Sunnymead Avenue (CR4 1EU) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% lower than the Longthornton average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunnymead Avenue (CR4 1EU), the main crime hotspot is near Avenue Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Longthornton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longthornton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnymead Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Olave'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinhood Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Manor Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longthornton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinhood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Longthornton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Longthornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Longthornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jolly Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robinhood Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lymington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lymington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hoylake Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hoylake Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbotts Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jolly Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | — |
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