Crime Rates at Cecil Road, London, SW19 1JR

Cecil Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the 232nd highest 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 Cecil Road (SW19 1JR) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower than the Abbey average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cecil Road (SW19 1JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.