Crime Rates at Hassocks Road, London, SW16 5EZ

Hassocks Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longthornton , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hassocks Road (SW16 5EZ) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher than the Longthornton average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hassocks Road (SW16 5EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chilmark Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.