Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 74.4 7/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Latimer Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 229th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Latimer Road (SW19 1EW) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Abbey average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Latimer Road (SW19 1EW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Latimer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridges Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balfour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balfour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balfour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balfour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balfour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balfour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Park Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunlight Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Andrews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Effra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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