Total Crime Rate

331.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 331.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.4 10/10
  • Public order 30.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lower Green West area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 16th 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 Lower Green West (CR4 3AF) in the last 12 months was 331.5 per 1,000 residents and was 171.8% higher than the Cricket Green average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 10.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 108.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Green West (CR4 3AF), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway Gardens. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Green West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frimley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De'Arn Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Taffy'S How Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsleigh Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merlin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chart Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Anne'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Cricket Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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