Total Crime Rate

23.7 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 23.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Worple Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worple Road (SW19 4JB) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Hillside average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worple Road (SW19 4JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cranbrook Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edge Hill (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Worple Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Edge Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ethelbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edge Hill Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Edge Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Nursery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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