Total Crime Rate

146.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 146.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Drugs 22.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bennetts Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Figge's Marsh , and the 68th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bennetts Close (CR4 1NS) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 101.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Bennetts Close (CR4 1NS), the main crime hotspot is near Bennetts Close. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bennetts Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beecholme Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bennetts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beecholme Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beecholme Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allen Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Woodside Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lonesome Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Woodside Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennetts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennetts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beecholme Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larbert Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Meadfoot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Rustic Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridge Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briggs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakleigh Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Meadfoot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beecholme Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rustic Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bennetts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Meadfoot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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