Total Crime Rate

363.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 363.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.3 10/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Robbery 23.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Huntingdon Close area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Pollards Hill , and the 11th highest crime rate of 580 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 Huntingdon Close (CR4 1XJ) in the last 12 months was 363.0 per 1,000 residents and was 350.1% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 181.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 188.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huntingdon Close (CR4 1XJ), 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 Huntingdon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caernarvon Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shropshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Montgomery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Caernarvon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norbury Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brecon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shropshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shropshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Lodge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shropshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Cranbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ena Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ena Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Ena Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brecon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Lodge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Montgomery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norbury Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollards Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollards Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollards Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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