Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mortimer Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 261st lowest crime rate of 580 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 Mortimer Road (CR4 3HS) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortimer Road (CR4 3HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sadler Close, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mortimer Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunshine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sadler Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roan Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadler Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sadler Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sadler Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sadler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sadler Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sadler Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eveline Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Lavender Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sadler Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sadler Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Veals Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sadler Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Downe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sadler Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Sunshine Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bond Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bond Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holborn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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