Total Crime Rate

78.5 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 78.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Hazelwood Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Merton Park , and the 204th 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 Hazelwood Avenue (SM4 5RR) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower than the Merton Park average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 450.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazelwood Avenue (SM4 5RR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hazelwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bardney Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Buckfast Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buckfast Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Buckfast Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Morden Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beeleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calder Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Calder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bristol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bruton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hazelwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bruton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willows Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Abbotsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bordesley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberconway Road —
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Data Sources

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