Total Crime Rate

123.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 123.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 93rd highest 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 London Road (CR4 4BG) in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CR4 4BG), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway Gardens. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 31 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Tramway Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Octavia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawnsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Broadway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Octavia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taplow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tramway Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Linden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Linden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Octavia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfields Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Octavia Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baron Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baron Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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