Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 59.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 5.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Denmark Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hillside , and the 277th 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 Denmark Avenue (SW19 4HJ) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% lower than the Hillside average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denmark Avenue (SW19 4HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cranbrook Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salisbury Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Denmark Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sunnyside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malcolm Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cochrane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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