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

Kingston 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.

Crime Over Time in Kingston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bushey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lambton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambton Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambton Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Public order Wyke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Langham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Coombe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Prince George'S Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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