Total Crime Rate

121.0 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 121.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 101st highest crime rate of 592 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 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 194.0% higher than the Village average (41.2 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (SW19 5HT), the main crime hotspot is near Newstead Way. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cedar Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calonne Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calonne Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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