Total Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

University Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Colliers Wood , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around University Road (SW19 2BU) in the last 12 months was 3.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.0% lower than the Colliers Wood average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around University Road (SW19 2BU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 271 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in University Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Baltic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baltic Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kenlor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenlor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundary Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denison Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dinton Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Acre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baltic Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimble Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Colliers Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Colliers Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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