Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 55.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southdown Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hillside , and the 280th lowest crime rate of 580 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 Southdown Road (SW20 8PT) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower than the Hillside average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southdown Road (SW20 8PT), 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 Southdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pentney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edge Hill Court —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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