Total Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 68.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 40.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 11.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Melrose Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Wandle , and the 250th highest 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 Melrose Avenue (SW19 8BU) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% lower than the Wandle average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Avenue (SW19 8BU), 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 Melrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Durnsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Squires Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Durnsford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Farquhar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farquhar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Durnsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Durnsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durnsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durnsford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braemar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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