Total Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 38.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 9th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (CR4 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CR4 4EQ), 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 London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riverside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crescent Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Church Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Taplow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime Rawnsley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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