Total Crime Rate
1053.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
299.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Broadway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 3rd 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 1QE) in the last 12 months was 1053.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1124.4% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 299.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Broadway (SW19 1QE), the main crime hotspot is near Wimbledon Bridge. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wimbledon Town & Dundonald| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wimbledon Bridge | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wimbledon Bridge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broadway Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beulah Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beulah Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beulah Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beulah Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broadway Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimbledon Bridge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
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