Total Crime Rate

77.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Seddon Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 210th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seddon Road (SM4 6EL) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seddon Road (SM4 6EL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Seddon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gavina Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pollard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Pollard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Morton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishopsford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freeman Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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