Total Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 108.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Compton Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 134th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Compton Road (SW19 7QD) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% higher than the Abbey average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Road (SW19 7QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 258 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wimbledon Bridge (79 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Compton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Mark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beulah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery St Mark'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wimbledon Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wimbledon Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wimbledon Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wimbledon Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wimbledon Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wimbledon Bridge Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimbledon Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wimbledon Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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