Total Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 67.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 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
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

Yorkshire Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Pollards Hill , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 580 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 Yorkshire Road (CR4 1PQ) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the Pollards Hill average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yorkshire Road (CR4 1PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yorkshire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yorkshire Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yorkshire Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Kent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eighteenth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middlesex Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Montgomery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conway Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Lodge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Lodge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Lodge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Lodge Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Lodge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shropshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shropshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shropshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shropshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conway Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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