Total Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 15.2 2/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Alverstone Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Wandle , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alverstone Avenue (SW19 8BD) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the Wandle average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Alverstone Avenue (SW19 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Braemar Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alverstone Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Engadine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durnsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Durnsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Durnsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Durnsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braemar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durnsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durnsford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farquhar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Farquhar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trentham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lavenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Durnsford Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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