Total Crime Rate
118.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (SW19 5DL) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% higher than the Hillside average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (SW19 5DL), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Rushmere Place | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Rushmere Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Walham Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Walham Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grosvenor Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Courthope Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Homefield 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 | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haygarth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haygarth Place | Under investigation |
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