Total Crime Rate
42.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Worple 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.
View Crime In Hillside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edge Hill Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Toynbee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edge Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edge Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edge Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pentney Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Southdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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