Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Melrose Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Graveney , and the 104th 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 Melrose Avenue (CR4 2ED) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% higher than the Graveney average (66.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ).

In the area around Melrose Avenue (CR4 2ED), the main crime hotspot is near Bennetts Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgehill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennetts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beecholme Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lonesome Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Lonesome Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennetts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Bungalows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Bungalows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Bungalows Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Bungalows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgehill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rural Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bungalows Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakleigh Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakleigh Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Oakleigh Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oakleigh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakleigh Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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