Total Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kirkley Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the 80th lowest 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 Kirkley Road (SW19 3AY) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% lower than the Abbey average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirkley Road (SW19 3AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Griffiths Road, where police recorded 21 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Branksome Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Branksome Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Branksome Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rutlish Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rutlish Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brisbane Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brisbane Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kirkley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Path | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmerston Grove | Under investigation |
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