Total Crime Rate
25.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Longmans Mews area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Longmans Mews (SW20 8DH) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% lower than the Hillside average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longmans Mews (SW20 8DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rothesay Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Downs Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellsborough Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bronson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ethelbert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Downs Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Downs Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wellsborough Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Longmans Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rothesay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rothesay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Avenue | Under investigation |
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