Total Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 81.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 24.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 24.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Martin Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 206th 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 Martin Way (SM4 4AR) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 138.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martin Way (SM4 4AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martin Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Martin Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mossville Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heyford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heyford Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heyford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monkleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Heyford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martin Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkleigh Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkleigh Road

Data Sources

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