Crime Rates at Seaforth Avenue, New Malden, KT3 6JT

Seaforth Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 20th highest crime rate of 592 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 Seaforth Avenue (KT3 6JT) in the last 12 months was 287.6 per 1,000 residents and was 698.0% higher than the Cannon Hill average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaforth Avenue (KT3 6JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Barnes Lane (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.