Total Crime Rate
5.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cavendish Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Avenue (KT3 6QH) in the last 12 months was 5.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% lower than the Cannon Hill average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Cavendish Avenue (KT3 6QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 135 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Barnes Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Barnes Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Barnes Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Barnes Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Barnes Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Estella Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Motspur Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burlington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Errol Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Motspur Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Estella Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Consfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Seaforth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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