Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 42.0 4/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 4.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · 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 25th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hillside , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worple Road (SW19 4LS) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Hillside average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worple Road (SW19 4LS), the main crime hotspot is near Cranbrook Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 6 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edge Hill Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Toynbee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edge Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Edge Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edge Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pentney Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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