Total Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 86th lowest 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 The Drive (SM4 6DY) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (SM4 6DY), the main crime hotspot is near Montacute Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Missenden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arras Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freeman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Connaught Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Connaught Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leominster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Morton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Missenden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montacute Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montacute Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muchelney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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