Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beckway Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longthornton , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beckway Road (SW16 4HB) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Longthornton average (76.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beckway Road (SW16 4HB), the main crime hotspot is near Avenue Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beckway Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wide Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wide Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranesbill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lymington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darcy Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Olave'S Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Avenue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxtoby Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxtoby Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wide Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lymington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chilmark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chilmark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnymead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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