Total Crime Rate
90.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chapter Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Colliers Wood , and the 161st highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chapter Way (SW19 2RX) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower than the Colliers Wood average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 403.4% 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 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reynolds Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Christchurch Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Christchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reynolds Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Christchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheldrick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheldrick Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wandle Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheldrick Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brangwyn Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dreadnought Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liberty Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hogarth Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hogarth Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reynolds Close | Under investigation |
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