Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Links Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Graveney , and the 199th highest crime rate of 592 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 Links Road (SW17 9EE) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% higher than the Graveney average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Links Road (SW17 9EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Graveney Mews, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amen Corner (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Links Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bruce Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boscombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Links Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tooting Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tooting Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tooting Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Graveney Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Knapton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Nicholas Glebe Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Nicholas Glebe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Glebe Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Glebe Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heaton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Graveney Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Graveney Mews —
Sep 2025Burglary Idlecombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Idlecombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Idlecombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frinton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Links Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Gorringe Park Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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