Total Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Lower Downs Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Downs Road (SW20 8QG) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Downs Road (SW20 8QG), 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 Lower Downs Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bronson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mason Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mason Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ethelbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Longmans Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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