Total Crime Rate
64.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rutlish Road area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the 265th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rutlish Road (SW19 3AL) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the Abbey average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rutlish Road (SW19 3AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gladstone Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmerston Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kirkley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Branksome Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Branksome Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Branksome Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rutlish Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rutlish Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cross Road | Under investigation |
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