Total Crime Rate

144.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 144.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Northway area has the 9th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 71st highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northway (SM4 4HF) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 301.4% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northway (SM4 4HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cannon Hill Lane, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northernhay Walk (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Northway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Hill Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haynt Walk —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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