Total Crime Rate

76.9 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 76.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Walsingham Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 213th highest crime rate of 592 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 Walsingham Road (CR4 4LN) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsingham Road (CR4 4LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hatton Gardens, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canons Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Walsingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Canons Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Vi Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King George Vi Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King George Vi Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canons Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cranmer Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Canons Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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