Total Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.8 2/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melrose Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melrose Road (SW19 3HF) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the Cannon Hill average (36.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Road (SW19 3HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Path, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shelton Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Melrose Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Rutlish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Branksome Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Branksome Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Rutlish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Branksome Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Church Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poplar Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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