Total Crime Rate
66.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cavendish Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Colliers Wood , and the 257th highest 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 Cavendish Road (SW19 2FL) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Colliers Wood average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cavendish Road (SW19 2FL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 312 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | South Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byegrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | South Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Colliers Wood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Colliers Wood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | South Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Walpole Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walpole Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wandle Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundary Road | — |
| 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 | Other theft | College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byegrove Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Close | Under investigation |
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