Total Crime Rate
100.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Devonshire Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Colliers Wood , and the 131st highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Road (SW19 2EN) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% lower than the Colliers Wood average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Devonshire Road (SW19 2EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longley Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swains Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Renmuir Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Myrna Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Myrna Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Myrna Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrna Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Island Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitcairn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitcairn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crusoe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Longley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crusoe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevelyan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Finborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Flanders Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Singleton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Singleton Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Longley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Himley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Defoe Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Robinson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Defoe Close | — |
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