Total Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leamington Avenue area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leamington Avenue (SM4 4DN) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leamington Avenue (SM4 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Northernhay Walk. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leamington Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northernhay Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northernhay Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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