Total Crime Rate

292.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 292.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wandle Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 19th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wandle Way (CR4 4FG) in the last 12 months was 292.1 per 1,000 residents and was 145.2% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 107.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wandle Way (CR4 4FG), the main crime hotspot is near Hatton Gardens. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wandle Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Drugs Cranmer Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beck Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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