Total Crime Rate

150.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 150.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 58.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Worple Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hillside , and the 68th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worple Road (SW19 4EE) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 127.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worple Road (SW19 4EE), the main crime hotspot is near Wimbledon Bridge. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Worple Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Mark'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wimbledon Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malcolm Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beulah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beulah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beulah Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beulah Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Mark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Mark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wimbledon Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Mark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cochrane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alwyne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alwyne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wimbledon Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beulah Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Wimbledon Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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