Total Crime Rate

10.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Downs area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hillside , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Downs (SW20 8HT) in the last 12 months was 10.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% lower than the Hillside average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around The Downs (SW20 8HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Delamere Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crescent Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Downs area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edge Hill Court —
Apr 2026Public order Edge Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edge Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edge Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pentney Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delamere Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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