Total Crime Rate
81.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingston Road 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 Kingston Road (SW20 8DN) 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 Kingston Road (SW20 8DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coombe Lane, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyke Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bushey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lambton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vernon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wyke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Langham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Coombe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Prince George'S Avenue | Under investigation |
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