Total Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 122.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lyon Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the 97th 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 Lyon Road (SW19 2RL) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% higher than the Abbey average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyon Road (SW19 2RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victory Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Path (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lyon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brangwyn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotham Road Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merantun Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rodney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Abbey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Watermill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victory Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victory Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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