Total Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aston Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Aston Road (SW20 8BE) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aston Road (SW20 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coombe Lane, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Walk (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vernon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lambton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Langham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wyke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Prince George'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Coombe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Raynes Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Raynes Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushey Road | Under investigation |
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