Total Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 11.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Rotherwood Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherwood Close (SW20 8RX) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Rotherwood Close (SW20 8RX), the main crime hotspot is near Chase Side Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Rotherwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Nursery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove 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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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