Total Crime Rate

79.7 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 79.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Lavender Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 195th 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 Lavender Avenue (CR4 3HL) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Avenue (CR4 3HL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lavender Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dennis Reeve Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lavender Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eveline Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laings Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Border Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Turner Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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