Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Carlton Park Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 187th 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 Carlton Park Avenue (SW20 8BL) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 125.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carlton Park Avenue (SW20 8BL), the main crime hotspot is near Wyke Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Carlton Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Langham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Wyke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Prince George'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gore Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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