Total Crime Rate

192.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.6 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 192.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rose Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 44th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rose Avenue (CR4 3JS) in the last 12 months was 192.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rose Avenue (CR4 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downe Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Downe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bond Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bond Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Veals Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dennis Reeve Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marsh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lavender Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dennis Reeve Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Proctor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sunshine Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunshine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roan Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Turner Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turner Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camomile Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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