Total Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 44.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Watery Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 222nd 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 Watery Lane (SW20 9AA) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watery Lane (SW20 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Cliveden Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Watery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Church Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cleveland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quintin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rush Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wilton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Rush 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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