Total Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Village , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 580 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 Church Road (SW19 5AF) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% higher than the Village average (40.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (SW19 5AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frimley Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sawkins Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Village| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frimley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frimley Close | Under investigation |
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