Total Crime Rate

151.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Riverside Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 64th 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 Riverside Drive (CR4 4BR) in the last 12 months was 151.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -84.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Drive (CR4 4BR), the main crime hotspot is near Riverside Drive. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Tramway Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Linden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taplow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tramway Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Linden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfields Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Baron Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baron Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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