Crime Rates at Poplar Road South, London, SW19 3JZ

Poplar Road South area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Cannon Hill , and the 141st 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 Poplar Road South (SW19 3JZ) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Cannon Hill average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Road South (SW19 3JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windermere Avenue, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.