Total Crime Rate
88.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Phipps Bridge Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the 168th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Phipps Bridge Road (CR4 3PX) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% higher than the Abbey average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Phipps Bridge Road (CR4 3PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saxonbury Close, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park View Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslemere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park View Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park View Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park View Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roslyn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roslyn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Varley Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheldrick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxonbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheldrick Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheldrick Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Homefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Homefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thornville Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haslemere Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park View Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park View Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Saxonbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Batsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dreadnought Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxonbury Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Phipp'S Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Phipp'S Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park View Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park View Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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