Total Crime Rate
36.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cannon Hill Lane area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 580 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 Cannon Hill Lane (SW20 9ET) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cannon Hill Lane (SW20 9ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cannon Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whatley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Monkleigh Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Monkleigh Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bakers End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rothesay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Botsford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avalon Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whatley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whatley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Whatley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chase Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martin Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oxford Avenue | Under investigation |
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