Crime Rate in Cannon Hill, ward

Cannon Hill has the lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Merton district and the 1191st lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 11th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cannon Hill in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the Merton district average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cannon Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cannon Hill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.