Total Crime Rate

137.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 137.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 75th highest crime rate of 592 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 London Road (CR4 3NL) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (β‰ˆ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CR4 3NL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sadler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sadler Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sadler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sadler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sadler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sadler Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sadler Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taffy'S How Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Taffy'S How Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taffy'S How β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sadler Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsleigh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Green West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsleigh Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsleigh Place β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Upper Green West Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Green West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Place β€”

Data Sources

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