Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melbourne Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 160th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Road (SW19 3BB) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Abbey average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (SW19 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkley Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingston Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Branksome Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery B285 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mina Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brisbane Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Branksome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bathurst Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Path —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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