Total Crime Rate

227.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 227.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seaforth Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 30th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seaforth Avenue (KT3 6JS) in the last 12 months was 227.7 per 1,000 residents and was 568.0% higher than the Cannon Hill average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 144.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaforth Avenue (KT3 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near West Barnes Lane. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seaforth Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary West Barnes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Phyllis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Barnes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Barnes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Barnes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Barnes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Barnes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Barnes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Seaforth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cavendish Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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