Crime Rates at Chapter Way, London, SW19 2RX

Chapter 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 2RX) 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 2RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Christchurch Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.