Total Crime Rate
357.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
127.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Pavement area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hillside , and the 13th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Pavement (SW19 4DA) in the last 12 months was 357.4 per 1,000 residents and was 439.9% higher than the Hillside average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -6.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 127.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Pavement (SW19 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 258 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wimbledon Bridge (79 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hillside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alwyne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Worple Road Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimbledon Bridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimbledon Bridge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimbledon Bridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worple Road Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wimbledon Bridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wimbledon Bridge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wimbledon Bridge | Awaiting court outcome |
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