Crime Rates at Merton Road, London, SW18 5ST

Merton Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 149 local areas in East Putney , and the 300th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merton Road (SW18 5ST) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Road (SW18 5ST), 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.