Total Crime Rate
283.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
81.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burlington Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Burlington Road (KT3 4NN) in the last 12 months was 283.2 per 1,000 residents and was 731.0% higher than the Cannon Hill average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burlington Road (KT3 4NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Barnes Lane (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Barnes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belmont Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Errol Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Consfield Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belmont Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Barnes Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | West Barnes Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | West Barnes Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West Barnes Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Barnes Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Barnes Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | West Barnes Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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