Total Crime Rate

165.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 165.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mere Close area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in West Hill , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

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 Mere Close (SW15 3HX) in the last 12 months was 165.9 per 1,000 residents and was 162.4% higher than the West Hill average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 115.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mere Close (SW15 3HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tibbet'S Ride, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colebrook Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Mere Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Potterne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keevil Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Putney Heath Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Putney Heath Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandringham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Hill β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Fleur Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colebrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potterne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Park Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tibbet'S Ride β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stapleford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tibbet'S Ride β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burghley Hall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montfort Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skeena Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montfort Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Beaumont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order West Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kersfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linstead Way β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Heath Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Castlecombe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stourhead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stourhead Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stourhead Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linstead Way β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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