Total Crime Rate

110.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cannon Hill Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 130th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cannon Hill Lane (SW20 9DB) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 222.9% higher than the Cannon Hill average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cannon Hill Lane (SW20 9DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastway, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cannon Hill Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cannon Hill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Eastway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkleigh Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkleigh Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Hill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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