Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 181.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Merton Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 152 local areas in East Putney , and the 148th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

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 Merton Road (SW18 5JS) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 120.6% higher than the East Putney average (82.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Road (SW18 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Hanford Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Merton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arragon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lainson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Astonville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merton Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Hanford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arragon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avening Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lainson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenville Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lainson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Standen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arragon Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Astonville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Burr Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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