Total Crime Rate
92.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middlesex Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Pollards Hill , and the 152nd 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 Middlesex Road (CR4 1QU) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% higher than the Pollards Hill average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middlesex Road (CR4 1QU), the main crime hotspot is near Lindsey Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pollards Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Monmouth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shropshire Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yorkshire Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yorkshire Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sussex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Monmouth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lancaster Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Galpin'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shropshire Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shropshire Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conway Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monmouth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Radnor Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Radnor Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lindsey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yorkshire Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hertford Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hertford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hertford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carisbrooke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hertford Way | β |
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