Crime Rate in Wimbledon Town & Dundonald, ward

Wimbledon Town & Dundonald has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Merton district and the 2156th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 301st lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wimbledon Town & Dundonald in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% higher than the Merton district average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wimbledon Town & Dundonald’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 294 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -43.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 434 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wimbledon Town & Dundonald ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 258 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Wimbledon Bridge (79 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.