Total Crime Rate

87.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 37th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 592 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 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Cricket Green average (119.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 380.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 181.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (CR4 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway Gardens. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Church Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Taplow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Collingwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodney Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rodney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Blake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Broadway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Bridge Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boundary Business Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Church Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Linden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Linden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chantry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Venus Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Church Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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