Total Crime Rate

162.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.9 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 162.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Drugs 37.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 61st highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (CR4 3BW) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 68.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (CR4 3BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park View Drive, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rock Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxton Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horner Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheldrick Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheldrick Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewis Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sycamore Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hogarth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Batsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horner Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horner Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goodwin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Reynolds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxton Grove
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Business Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brangwyn Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Thornville Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farewell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dalton Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rock Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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