Total Crime Rate
79.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lingfield Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 200th highest 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 Lingfield Road (SW19 4PU) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -81.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lingfield Road (SW19 4PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walham Rise (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rushmere Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Allington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Courthope Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grosvenor Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wilberforce Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haygarth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haygarth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hillside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rushmere Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Walham Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Walham Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rushmere Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Homefield Place | Under investigation |
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