Total Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 4.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.9 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Barns Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Pollards Hill , and the 266th 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 New Barns Avenue (CR4 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Pollards Hill average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Barns Avenue (CR4 1LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lexden Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenwood Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Barns Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holly Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castleton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lexden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lexden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lexden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lexden Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotts Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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