Total Crime Rate
68.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Graveney , and the 249th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (CR4 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher than the Graveney average (66.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -95.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Avenue (CR4 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swain Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmhurst Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Graveney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | The Bungalows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jersey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Bungalows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beecholme Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Garden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bungalows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Bungalows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Bungalows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodland Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Streatham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swain Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swain Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swain Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Swain Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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