Total Crime Rate

8.5 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 8.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Merton Hall Gardens area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merton Hall Gardens (SW20 8SN) in the last 12 months was 8.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% lower than the Hillside average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Hall Gardens (SW20 8SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chase Side Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salisbury Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Merton Hall Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quintin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Nursery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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