Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Merton Park , and the 166th 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 6JZ) in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helier Avenue (SM4 6JZ), 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 Neath Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Newminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Malling Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Missenden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Missenden Gardens Under investigation
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 2025Other crime Furness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre 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 Newminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Malling Gardens 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 2025Burglary Cartmel Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neath Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marham Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marham Gardens —

Data Sources

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