Total Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kirkley Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 28th lowest 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 Kirkley Road (SW19 3AY) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% lower than the Abbey average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Kirkley Road (SW19 3AY), the main crime hotspot is near Balfour Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dorset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Branksome Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mina Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brisbane Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bathurst Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | B285 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Granville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Path | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Balfour Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Branksome Road | — |
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