Total Crime Rate

107.0 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 107.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rowan Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longthornton , and the 119th highest crime rate of 592 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 Rowan Road (SW16 5FQ) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% higher than the Longthornton average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowan Road (SW16 5FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Avenue Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Rowan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jolly Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Longthornton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanford Way —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Church Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairns Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairns Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairns Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cairns Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Olave'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crowley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hemlock Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hemlock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Row —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoylake Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Road —
Sep 2025Public order Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoylake Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Windermere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnymead Avenue —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 28 of 28

Data Sources

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