Total Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 108.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Melrose Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Wandle , and the 114th 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 Melrose Avenue (SW19 8AX) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% higher than the Wandle average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Avenue (SW19 8AX), the main crime hotspot is near Braemar Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Melrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wolseley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Durnsford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Normanton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Normanton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Durnsford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alverstone Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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