Total Crime Rate

257.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.9 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 257.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 82.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Robbery 17.9 10/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.7 10/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
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

Armfield Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 25th 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 Armfield Crescent (CR4 2JT) in the last 12 months was 257.1 per 1,000 residents and was 110.9% higher than the Cricket Green average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 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 Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armfield Crescent (CR4 2JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Green East, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laburnum Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Armfield Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hilary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leather Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lansdell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Downe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Green East Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Green East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Upper Green East Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Upper Green East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Green East —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Green East —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Graham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lansdell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sibthorp Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Montrose Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Esher Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Esher Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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