Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Sydney Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 225th 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 Sydney Road (SW20 8EF) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the Hillside average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime 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 Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Road (SW20 8EF), 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 Sydney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bronson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellsborough Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Longmans Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellsborough Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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