Crime Rates at Grove Road, London, SW19 1BL

Grove Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 592 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 Grove Road (SW19 1BL) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower than the Abbey average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (SW19 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victory Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.