Total Crime Rate
81.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 202nd 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 Church Road (CR4 3BE) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower than the Cricket Green average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (CR4 3BE), 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.
View Crime In Cricket Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broadway Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Church Path | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camwal Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Merlin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadway Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Broadway Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collingwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harwood Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Path | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Miles Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Taplow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chantry Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blake Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blake Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Blake Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chantry Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chantry Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Benedict Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Church Place | Under investigation |
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