Total Crime Rate
270.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Copper 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Wandle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndon Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brickfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brickfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brickfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brickfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brickfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brickfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brickfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Keble Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Plough Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brickfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brickfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Havelock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copper Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plough Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brickfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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