Total Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 141.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • 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

Church Walk area has the 9th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 81st 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 Church Walk (SW20 9DL) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 315.3% higher than the Cannon Hill average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 109.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Walk (SW20 9DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coombe Lane, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Walk (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenview Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Coombe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Greenview Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenview Drive
Apr 2026Theft from the person Raynes Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coombe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coombe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coombe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coombe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coombe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rectory Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raynes Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gore Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairway Under investigation

Data Sources

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