Total Crime Rate
87.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hassocks 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 5HA) 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 5HA), the main crime hotspot is near Runnymede Crescent. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 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 | Other theft | Helmsdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hassocks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Stockport Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranesbill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lymington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lymington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodmansterne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bodiam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hawkhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bodiam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hassocks Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hassocks Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Windermere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxtoby Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxtoby Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stockport Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chilmark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chilmark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilmark Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Greenock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Churchmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windermere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Woodmansterne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodmansterne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Runnymede Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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