Total Crime Rate

134.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 134.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 86th 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 London Road (CR4 4BA) in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% higher than the Cricket Green average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CR4 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crescent Grove, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riverside Drive (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Rawnsley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Taplow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Crescent Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pollard Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pollard Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riverside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Morden Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Grove —
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Data Sources

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