Total Crime Rate

162.6 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 162.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Avenue Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longthornton , and the 56th 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 Avenue Road (SW16 4HJ) in the last 12 months was 162.6 per 1,000 residents and was 116.7% higher than the Longthornton average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (SW16 4HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Avenue Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnymead Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Olave'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Longthornton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hemlock Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hemlock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanford Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robinhood Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beckway Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wide Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wide Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Robinhood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lyndhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairns Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Church Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cairns Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairns Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairns Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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