Total Crime Rate

8.8 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 8.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Burstow Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 592 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 Burstow Road (SW20 8ST) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% lower than the Hillside average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Burstow Road (SW20 8ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellsborough Mews, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rothesay Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Burstow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Longmans Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rothesay Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Rothesay Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ethelbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellsborough Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nursery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellsborough Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bronson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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