Total Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandringham Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandringham Avenue (SW20 8JY) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower than the Hillside average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandringham Avenue (SW20 8JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hillside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wellsborough Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rothesay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quintin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avalon Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avalon Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rothesay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cleveland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellsborough Mews | Under investigation |
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