Crime Rates at The Broadway, London, SW19 1RF

The Broadway area has the highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 2nd 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 1RF) in the last 12 months was 1475.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1615.5% 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 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 223 (≈ 606.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (SW19 1RF), 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.