Total Crime Rate

436.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 436.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.1 10/10
  • Other theft 46.3 10/10
  • Public order 43.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.7 7/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Drugs 24.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
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

Russell Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 8th 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 Russell Road (SW19 1QL) in the last 12 months was 436.0 per 1,000 residents and was 406.9% higher than the Abbey average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 174.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Road (SW19 1QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Florence Place (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kingswood Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Broadway —
Apr 2026Other theft The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery The Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Broadway Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Florence Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sir Cyril Black Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbourne Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Broadway Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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