Total Crime Rate
162.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 60th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Close (CR4 4LS) in the last 12 months was 162.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% higher than the Cricket Green average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Close (CR4 4LS), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cricket Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cricket Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chart Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Osier Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranmer Farm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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