Crime Rates at Worple Road, London, SW20 8QU

Worple Road area has the highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 10th 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 Worple Road (SW20 8QU) in the last 12 months was 395.8 per 1,000 residents and was 998.2% higher than the Cannon Hill average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -82.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 134.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worple Road (SW20 8QU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.