Total Crime Rate

79.6 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 79.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

St Helier Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Merton Park , and the 196th 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 St Helier Avenue (SM4 6HY) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower than the Merton Park average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helier Avenue (SM4 6HY), the main crime hotspot is near Bruton Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Helier Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A297 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calder Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A239 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Connaught Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Connaught Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arras Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bruton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bruton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bristol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Calder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Buckfast Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buckfast Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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