Total Crime Rate
67.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chapter Way area has the 24th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Colliers Wood , and the 254th highest crime rate of 580 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 Chapter Way (SW19 2RP) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower than the Colliers Wood average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapter Way (SW19 2RP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Colliers Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Christchurch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Christchurch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Reynolds Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reynolds Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brangwyn Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hogarth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapter Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prince Georges Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prince Georges Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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