Total Crime Rate
118.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillside area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hillside , and the 112th 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 Hillside (SW19 4NL) in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% higher than the Hillside average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillside (SW19 4NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornton Hill (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hillside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wilberforce Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edge Hill Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edge Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edge Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edge Hill | — |
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