Total Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Heatherdene Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 140th 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 Heatherdene Close (CR4 4EU) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower than the Cricket Green average (119.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heatherdene Close (CR4 4EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Octavia Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riverside Drive (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heatherdene Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Tramway Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfields Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taplow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Octavia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Octavia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Octavia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tramway Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pollard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pollard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawnsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gavina Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Octavia Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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