Total Crime Rate

151.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Drugs 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ridge Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Graveney , and the 67th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridge Road (CR4 2ET) in the last 12 months was 151.7 per 1,000 residents and was 129.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridge Road (CR4 2ET), 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 Ridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A216 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Bungalows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Bennetts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jersey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bungalows Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beecholme Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fallsbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Fallsbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rural Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kettering Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettering Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettering Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettering Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kettering Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A216 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A216 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swain Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swain Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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