Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.1 9/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wandle Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 78th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wandle Road (SM4 6AQ) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% higher than the Cricket Green average (119.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wandle Road (SM4 6AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Octavia Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wandle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Octavia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Octavia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Octavia Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawnsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gavina Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishopsford Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Pollard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pollard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Morton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Octavia Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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