Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 24.2 5/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Connaught Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Merton Park , and the 175th 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 Connaught Gardens (SM4 6DB) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower than the Merton Park average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Gardens (SM4 6DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bruton Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langdon Walk (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Connaught Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Arbuthnot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Connaught Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wandle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wandle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hengelo Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hengelo Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hengelo Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hengelo Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Arbuthnot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bristol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bruton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravensbury Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravensbury Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravensbury Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freeman Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Buckland Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Calder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Buckland Walk Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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