Total Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 118.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.1 8/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walnut Tree Cottages 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 Walnut Tree Cottages (SW19 5DN) 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 Walnut Tree Cottages (SW19 5DN), 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.

Crime Over Time in Walnut Tree Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Homefield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Walham Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courthope Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grosvenor Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Walham Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peek Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rushmere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rushmere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rushmere Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haygarth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Haygarth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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