Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.6 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kenilworth Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 140th 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 Kenilworth Avenue (SW19 7LR) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% higher than the Abbey average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 527.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenilworth Avenue (SW19 7LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waldemar Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Squires Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kenilworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitt Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landgrove Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldemar Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squires Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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