Total Crime Rate
218.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Figge's Marsh , and the 38th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Road (CR4 1SD) in the last 12 months was 218.8 per 1,000 residents and was 166.7% higher than the Figge's Marsh average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (β 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Road (CR4 1SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mulholland Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodside Way (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Figge's Marsh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eldertree Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Moore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Firs Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgehill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolstead Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thrupp Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolstead Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mulholland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mulholland Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briggs Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakleigh Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warminster Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Woodside Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Woodside Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allen Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldertree Way | β |
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