Total Crime Rate
221.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Strathearn Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Wandle , and the 37th 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 Strathearn Road (SW19 7LH) in the last 12 months was 221.9 per 1,000 residents and was 207.0% higher than the Wandle average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Strathearn Road (SW19 7LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waldemar Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gap Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitt Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldemar Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldemar Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Waldemar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dora Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenilworth Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Landgrove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pitt Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gap Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gap Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gap Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gap Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strathearn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pitt Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strathearn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vineyard Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bentley Close | Under investigation |
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