Total Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 24.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seddon Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 580 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 Seddon Road (SM4 6ED) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

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 falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seddon Road (SM4 6ED), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seddon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pershore Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freeman Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montacute Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montacute Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seddon Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Olveston Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olveston Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishopsford Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lilleshall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pollard Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Pollard Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bishopsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation

Data Sources

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