Crime Rates at The Broadway, London, SW19 1PS

The Broadway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 6th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Broadway (SW19 1PS) in the last 12 months was 454.6 per 1,000 residents and was 428.5% higher than the Abbey average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 136.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (SW19 1PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 258 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wimbledon Bridge (79 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.