Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

London Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 128th 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 London Road (CR4 4FX) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CR4 4FX), 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.

Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Linden Place 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 Octavia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Octavia Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Tramway Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tramway Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Linden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawnsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pollard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pollard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfields Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gavina Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taplow Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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