Total Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 75.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whatley Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 227th highest 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 Whatley Avenue (SW20 9NT) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 121.1% higher than the Cannon Hill average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whatley Avenue (SW20 9NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whatley Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whatley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wellsborough Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whatley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whatley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whatley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whatley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wellsborough Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wellsborough Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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