Total Crime Rate
232.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alwyne Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 33rd 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 Alwyne Road (SW19 7AB) in the last 12 months was 232.9 per 1,000 residents and was 229.3% higher than the Hillside average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alwyne Road (SW19 7AB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 273 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Mark'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Mark'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Mark'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Compton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Compton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Mark'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mark'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wimbledon Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wimbledon Bridge | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wimbledon Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alwyne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alwyne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alwyne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Alwyne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alwyne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wimbledon Bridge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wimbledon Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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