Total Crime Rate

124.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the 90th highest crime rate of 592 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 Church Road (CR4 3BD) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% higher than the Abbey average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (CR4 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheldrick Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Christchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Varley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glebe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Thornville Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haslemere Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslemere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheldrick Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheldrick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roslyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roslyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalton Mews —
Sep 2025Drugs Dalton Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liberty Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dreadnought Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prince Georges Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prince Georges Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Christchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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