Crime Rates at Stanford Road, London, SW16 4QG

Stanford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longthornton , and the 114th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanford Road (SW16 4QG) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanford Road (SW16 4QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chilmark Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.