Total Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 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 81.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Broadway Gardens area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 580 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 Broadway Gardens (CR4 4EF) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower than the Cricket Green average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway Gardens (CR4 4EF), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway Gardens. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadway Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens
Apr 2026Drugs Church Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frimley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Anne'S Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merlin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Taplow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harwood Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens

Data Sources

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