Total Crime Rate

270.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 270.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Public order 33.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Copper Mill Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Wandle , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

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 Copper Mill Lane (SW17 0BN) in the last 12 months was 270.5 per 1,000 residents and was 274.3% higher than the Wandle average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (β‰ˆ 100.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copper Mill Lane (SW17 0BN), the main crime hotspot is near Brickfield Road. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Copper Mill Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndon Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brickfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brickfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brickfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brickfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brickfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brickfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brickfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keble Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Plough Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brickfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brickfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Havelock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copper Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plough Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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