Crime Rates at The Broadway, London, SW19 1RE

The Broadway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the 2nd 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 1RE) in the last 12 months was 1532.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1683.8% higher than the Abbey average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 155 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 198 (≈ 538.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (SW19 1RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 519 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (81 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.