Total Crime Rate
363.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Walpole Mews area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Colliers Wood , and the 12th 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 Walpole Mews (SW19 2DL) in the last 12 months was 363.8 per 1,000 residents and was 218.9% higher than the Colliers Wood average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 150 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 362.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walpole Mews (SW19 2DL), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waterfall Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eliza Mews | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walpole Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Colliers Wood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundary Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denison Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eliza Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Baltic Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baltic Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baltic Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Acre Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterfall Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eliza Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Colliers Wood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Walpole Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimble Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kenlor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kenlor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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