Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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

Stanley Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 278th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanley Road (SM4 5DE) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% higher than the Cannon Hill average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanley Road (SM4 5DE), the main crime hotspot is near Crown Lane. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stanley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Links Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bordesley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Grasmere Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morden Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morden Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Morden Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Morden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatherleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hatherleigh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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