Total Crime Rate

126.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 126.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 20.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Thackeray Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 87th highest crime rate of 592 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 Thackeray Close (SW19 4JL) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thackeray Close (SW19 4JL), the main crime hotspot is near Edge Hill. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Thackeray Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edge Hill Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Edge Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Edge Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Southridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nursery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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