Total Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 20.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Cowper Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

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 Cowper Road (SW19 1AA) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% lower than the Abbey average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Road (SW19 1AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Autumn Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilfred Owen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Autumn Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunlight Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haydon'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haccombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downside Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norman Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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