Total Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kipling Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Colliers Wood , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kipling Drive (SW19 1TJ) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower than the Colliers Wood average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kipling Drive (SW19 1TJ), the main crime hotspot is near North Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | South Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Battle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | South Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | South Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | South Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | South Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dinton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundary Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimble Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denison Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byegrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byegrove Road | β |
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