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Is Cannon Hill safe?

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Indicative score

Low caution

Based on public recorded crime near Cannon Hill, Merton within 500m.

Incidents

8

Trend

improving

Confidence

High

Crime Summary

Most recent public police data available: July 2026.

Vehicle crime2
Other theft2
Anti-social behaviour3
Possession of weapons1

Area Profile

Leafy, quieter, and family-friendly, with a longer journey into the central tourist core.

Tourist friendlinessGood
Family suitabilityHigh
NightlifeQuiet
Late-night cautionLow

Local Policing

This point falls in the Cannon Hill neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.

Current local priorities

  • Theft of and from motor vehicles is the ward's highest reported crime which is often linked with burglaries where car keys are taken and the vehicles removed. Some of these incidents have resulted in violence being used by the perpetrators.
  • Two commercial premises have experienced a rise in shoplifting offences. .
  • Ward panel has set the priority around the wards open spaces due to concerns around an anticipated rise in anti social behaviour with the advent of the warmer weather
Local policing team page

Transport

Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.

South Merton

699m away · Thameslink

Wimbledon Chase

1.1km away · Thameslink

Morden South

1.1km away · Thameslink

Morden

1.4km away · Northern

Nearby Safer Alternatives

Indicative suggestions for comparing nearby visitor bases.

This area already compares well against nearby visitor districts in the current heuristic set.

How to Read This

Designed for travel planning, not certainty.

  • Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
  • Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
  • A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
  • Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
  • Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
  • The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.

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