Total Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Steers Mead area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 250th lowest 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 Steers Mead (CR4 3JW) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Steers Mead (CR4 3JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakmead Place, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilkins Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cricket Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oakmead Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilkins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilkins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Border Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Turner Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakmead Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakmead Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilkins Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakmead Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lavender Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortimer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heyford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Island Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laings Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wilkins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilkins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Heathfield Drive | Under investigation |
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