Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 47th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (CR4 3EX) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Abbey average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (CR4 3EX), the main crime hotspot is near Park View Drive. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheldrick Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheldrick Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Dalton Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Collingwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalton Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dreadnought Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park View Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Thornville Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haslemere Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslemere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roslyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Roslyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farewell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheldrick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farewell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Batsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bank Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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