Crime Rate in Wandle, ward

Wandle has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Merton district and the 3072nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 183rd lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wandle in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Merton district average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wandle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 161 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 45.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 192 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wandle ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.