Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Path area has the 19th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Path (SW19 3HL) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 146.0% higher than the Cannon Hill average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Path (SW19 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Rush, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilton Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Path area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order The Rush Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henfield Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stratton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kingston Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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