Total Crime Rate
61.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chase Side Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 281st highest 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 Chase Side Avenue (SW20 8LU) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% lower than the Hillside average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chase Side Avenue (SW20 8LU), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rothesay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avalon Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avalon Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rothesay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellsborough Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wellsborough Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Theft from the person | Longmans Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bronson Road | Under investigation |
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