Total Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merton Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 149 local areas in East Putney , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 805 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 Merton Road (SW18 5SR) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% lower than the East Putney average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Road (SW18 5SR), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 133 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bush Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lebanon Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Southfields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southfields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Other crime Buckhold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Buckhold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckhold Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Bush Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bush Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dutch Yard —
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Findon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ringford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lebanon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dutch Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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