Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Leopold Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 270th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leopold Avenue (SW19 7HA) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower than the Hillside average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leopold Avenue (SW19 7HA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Leopold Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waldemar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldemar Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldemar Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Compton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Compton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Currie Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Worcester Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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