Crime Rates at Melody Road, London, SW18 2QG

Melody Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Wandle , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melody Road (SW18 2QG) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% lower than the Wandle average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melody Road (SW18 2QG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.