Crime Rates at Merton Road, London, SW18 5SU

Merton Road area has the 60th highest crime rate of 152 local areas in East Putney , and the 349th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merton Road (SW18 5SU) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Road (SW18 5SU), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.