Total Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 31.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chester Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Village , and the 152nd lowest 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 Chester Road (SW19 4TS) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Village average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (SW19 4TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Side Common, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Side Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Side Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lordell Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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