Total Crime Rate

193.2 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 193.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 149.5 10/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 9th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 47th 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 3NZ) in the last 12 months was 193.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% higher than the Cricket Green average (119.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 108.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CR4 3NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 64 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Green West β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Green East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Green East β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Green East β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Green East β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Upper Green West Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Green West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Green West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Green West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Green West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Green West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsleigh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Montrose Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taffy'S How Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Green East Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kingsleigh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taffy'S How β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Sadler Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regal Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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