Total Crime Rate
92.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Home Park Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Wandle , and the 169th 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 Home Park Road (SW19 7HS) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% higher than the Wandle average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Home Park Road (SW19 7HS), the main crime hotspot is near Braemar Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wimbledon Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Squires Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braemar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.