Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bushey Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hillside , and the 190th highest crime rate of 580 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 Bushey Road (SW20 8EA) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% higher than the Hillside average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bushey Road (SW20 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whatley Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bushey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whatley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whatley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whatley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whatley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wellsborough Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wellsborough Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wellsborough Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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