Crime Rate in Ravensbury, ward

Ravensbury has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Merton district and the 3313th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 168th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ravensbury in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Merton district average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ravensbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 206 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 63.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 255 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ravensbury ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Octavia Close, with 39 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Riverside Drive (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.