Total Crime Rate

16.8 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 16.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 10th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worple Road (SW19 4LS) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% lower than the Hillside average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% 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 ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worple Road (SW19 4LS), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ethelbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edge Hill Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranbrook Road
Sep 2025Other theft Edge Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edge Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nursery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove
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

Data Sources

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