Total Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Canterbury Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Merton Park , and the 177th lowest 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 Canterbury Road (SM4 6QP) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower than the Merton Park average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 204.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (SM4 6QP), the main crime hotspot is near Buckfast Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bruton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A297 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hazelwood 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 2025Other theft Bristol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Buckfast Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Calder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calder Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willows Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Malling Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Malling Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victory Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Helier Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Buckfast Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cartmel Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cartmel Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buckfast Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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