Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.6 5/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Merton Park , and the 265th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Helier Avenue (SM4 6JH) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower than the Merton Park average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helier Avenue (SM4 6JH), the main crime hotspot is near Netley Gardens. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Malling Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netley Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leominster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Missenden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Missenden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Faversham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darley Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neath Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neath Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Malling Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A297 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Helier Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cartmel Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marham Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marham Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Cartmel Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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