Total Crime Rate

138.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 46.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Village , and the 84th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Road (SW19 5HT) in the last 12 months was 138.8 per 1,000 residents and was 246.4% higher than the Village average (40.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (SW19 5HT), the main crime hotspot is near Newstead Way. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Coach House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newstead Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newstead Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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