Total Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thornton Road East area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hillside , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Road East (SW19 4NF) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thornton Road East (SW19 4NF), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hillside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edge Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wilberforce Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sunnyside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edge Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edge Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edge Hill Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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