Total Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Veronica Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Figge's Marsh , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Veronica Gardens (SW16 5JS) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower than the Figge's Marsh average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Veronica Gardens (SW16 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lilian Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Longthornton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lilian Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rowan Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Juniper Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marian Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meopham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marian Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stirling Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eldertree Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Veronica Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Veronica Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodstock Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warminster Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warminster Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadfoot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lonesome Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lonesome Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Greyhound Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadfoot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Granton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Meadfoot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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