Total Crime Rate

118.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 118.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Southey Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 111th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southey Road (SW19 1PP) in the last 12 months was 118.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% higher than the Abbey average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southey Road (SW19 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balfour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Park Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brisbane Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Branksome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bathurst Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall 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 2026Violence and sexual offences South Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balfour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balfour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Broadway —
Apr 2026Other theft The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Branksome Road —
Apr 2026Robbery The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Broadway Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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