Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 91.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Delamere Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 157th highest crime rate of 592 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 Delamere Road (SW20 8PS) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher than the Hillside average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 261.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Delamere Road (SW20 8PS), 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 Delamere Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ethelbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mason Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mason Close
Sep 2025Public order Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Longmans Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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