Total Crime Rate

131.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 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 131.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Place area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 92nd 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 Place (CR4 3HY) in the last 12 months was 131.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Place (CR4 3HY), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway Gardens. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Miles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harwood Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Church Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De'Arn Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Taffy'S How Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Anne'S Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blake Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blake Road
Apr 2026Other crime Blake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camwal Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frimley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merlin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Church Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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