Total Crime Rate
4.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ridgway Place area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgway Place (SW19 4SW) in the last 12 months was 4.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% lower than the Hillside average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
In the area around Ridgway Place (SW19 4SW), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Walham Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hillside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Allington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Homefield Place | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Haygarth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grosvenor Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Walham Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haygarth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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