Total Crime Rate
68.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farquhar Road 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 Farquhar Road (SW19 8DA) 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 Farquhar Road (SW19 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farquhar Road, where police recorded 29 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.
View Crime In Wimbledon Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Farquhar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Havana Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Farquhar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Braemar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Durnsford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Durnsford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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