Total Crime Rate

213.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 213.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Drugs 31.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Petworth Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Petworth Gardens (SW20 0UH) in the last 12 months was 213.8 per 1,000 residents and was 493.3% higher than the Cannon Hill average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petworth Gardens (SW20 0UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Savill Gardens, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grayswood Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Petworth Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Grayswood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Savill Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grayswood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grayswood Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Farnham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Farnham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hidcote Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farnham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farnham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Savill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Polesden Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Savill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petworth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petworth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petworth Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beverley Way (Kingston By Pass) Under investigation
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Data Sources

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