Total Crime Rate
89.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Miles Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 164th 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 Miles Road (CR4 3DA) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Miles Road (CR4 3DA), the main crime hotspot is near Illingworth Close. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cricket Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Illingworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Illingworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Illingworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Illingworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bank Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bank Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Illingworth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chantry Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Blake Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rodney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Venus Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Collingwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Boundary Business Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Illingworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Illingworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Illingworth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Church Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Portland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Illingworth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Path | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Place | Under investigation |
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