Crime Rates at Approach Road, London, SW20 8BA

Approach Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 127th highest crime rate of 580 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 Approach Road (SW20 8BA) in the last 12 months was 110.4 per 1,000 residents and was 223.9% higher than the Cannon Hill average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Approach Road (SW20 8BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Walk (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.