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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in CR7: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

CR7 recorded 343 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.62 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 34.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 17.9% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring64.66 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment343 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 17.9% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

343
trending_up +8.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

64.66per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

951

Within CR7 district

Merton

61,026

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Campbell Road Map
total: 18 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 2
18
Berne Road Map
total: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 8 Drugs: 2
14
London Road Map
total: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 8 Shoplifting: 2
13
High Street Map
total: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 2
11
Petrol Station Map
total: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Public order: 3
11
B266 Map
total: 10 Drugs: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2
10
Supermarket Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
Stuart Road Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 1
8
Headcorn Place Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Ramsey Road Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Vehicle crime: 2
8

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
343 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
118
34.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
69
20.1%
Vehicle Crime
33
9.6%
Drug Offences
25
7.3%
Other Theft
17
5.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
16
4.7%
Shoplifting
15
4.4%
Public Order
14
4.1%
Theft from Person
10
2.9%
Burglary
9
2.6%
Robbery
8
2.3%
Other Crime
4
1.2%
Weapons Possession
3
0.9%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.6%

Crime Analysis: CR7

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in CR7 at 34.4%. Anti-social Behaviour (20.1%) and Vehicle Crime (9.6%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in CR7 has risen sharply — by 17.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for CR7 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +8.2%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +17.9%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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