Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 145.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Lilleshall Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 70th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lilleshall Road (SM4 6DT) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 375.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilleshall Road (SM4 6DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bishopsford Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montacute Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lilleshall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leominster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Morton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishopsford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muchelney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montacute Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montacute Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roche Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roche Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beadlow Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beadlow Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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