Crime Rate in Abbey, ward

Abbey has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Merton district and the 2266th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 279th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Abbey in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% higher than the Merton district average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Abbey’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 240 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -15.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 352 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Abbey ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.