Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ashen Grove area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Wandle , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 592 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 Ashen Grove (SW19 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower than the Wandle average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashen Grove (SW19 8BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durnsford Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Braemar Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ashen Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Farquhar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Normanton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A218 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Durnsford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Strathmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alverstone Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A218 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durnsford Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Normanton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Durnsford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stroud Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wolseley Avenue 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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