Crime Rates at The Broadway, London, SW19 1QE

The Broadway area has the highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the highest crime rate of 592 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 3082.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3487.2% higher than the Abbey average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 450 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 405.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (SW19 1QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 519 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wimbledon Bridge (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.