Total Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 31.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Leamington Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leamington Avenue (SM4 4DN) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leamington Avenue (SM4 4DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martin Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northernhay Walk (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leamington Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mossville Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martin Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northernhay Walk
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monkleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkleigh Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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