Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Pollards Hill , and the 272nd lowest crime rate of 592 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 Lancaster Avenue (CR4 1QN) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Pollards Hill average (71.2 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Avenue (CR4 1QN), the main crime hotspot is near Radnor Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lancaster Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conway Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shropshire Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yorkshire Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shropshire Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shropshire Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yorkshire Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yorkshire Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hertford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hertford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hertford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hertford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hertford Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hertford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hertford Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Radnor Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Radnor Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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