Total Crime Rate
44.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cleveland Avenue 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 Cleveland Avenue (SW20 9EW) 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 Cleveland Avenue (SW20 9EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quintin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avalon Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rothesay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rothesay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Rush | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cleveland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Rush | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avalon Close | — |
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