Total Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Seddon Road 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 Seddon Road (SM4 6ED) 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 Seddon Road (SM4 6ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bishopsford Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Freeman Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cricket Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pollard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montacute Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pollard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gavina Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Muchelney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishopsford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montacute Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freeman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Morton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beadlow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beadlow Close | — |
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