Total Crime Rate
128.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Jack Dimmer Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longthornton , and the 94th highest crime rate of 580 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 Jack Dimmer Close (SW16 5BU) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% higher than the Longthornton average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jack Dimmer Close (SW16 5BU), the main crime hotspot is near Avenue Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Longthornton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lymington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Longthornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longthornton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longthornton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cairns Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longthornton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Manor Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jolly Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jolly Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Longthornton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Longthornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robinhood Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinhood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Malvern Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lymington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Olave'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranesbill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hoylake Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hoylake Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Malvern Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnymead Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinhood Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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