Total Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 68.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Park 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 2ER) 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 2ER), 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 Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order The Bungalows Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Bungalows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Bungalows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rural Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beecholme Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Bungalows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fallsbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennetts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennetts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Fallsbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bungalows Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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