Total Crime Rate
39.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashen Grove area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Wandle , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ashen Grove (SW19 8BN) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Wandle average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashen Grove (SW19 8BN), 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.
View Crime In Wimbledon Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Durnsford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Farquhar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Durnsford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Durnsford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Durnsford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Durnsford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Farquhar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Durnsford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braemar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durnsford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Havana Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Normanton Avenue | Under investigation |
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