Total Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leamington Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Leamington Avenue (SM4 4DW) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the Cannon Hill average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leamington Avenue (SM4 4DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martin Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arundel Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cannon Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maycross Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maycross Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heyford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Heyford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Heyford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heyford Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodland Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mossville Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martin Way | — |
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