Total Crime Rate
165.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mere 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Potterne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keevil Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kersfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Putney Heath Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Putney Heath Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sandringham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fleur Gates | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colebrook Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Potterne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Park Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tibbet'S Ride | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stapleford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tibbet'S Ride | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burghley Hall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montfort Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Skeena Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Montfort Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beaumont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oak Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kersfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linstead Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heath Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Castlecombe Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stourhead Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stourhead Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stourhead Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linstead Way | β |
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