Total Crime Rate

352.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 352.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 147.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Burglary 29.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ridgway area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Village , and the 14th highest crime rate of 580 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 Ridgway (SW19 4QS) in the last 12 months was 352.9 per 1,000 residents and was 780.8% higher than the Village average (40.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 105.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgway (SW19 4QS), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Edge Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridgway —
Apr 2026Public order Wilberforce Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edge Hill Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edge Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Edge Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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