Crime Rate in Longthornton, ward

Longthornton has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Merton district and the 2803rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 210th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Longthornton in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% lower than the Merton district average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Longthornton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 347 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 34.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 435 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Longthornton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Avenue Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.