Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.1 4/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 40th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingston Road (SW20 8DT) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% higher than the Cannon Hill average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston Road (SW20 8DT), the main crime hotspot is near Delamere Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kingston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ethelbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bronson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Longmans Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mason Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mason Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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