Total Crime Rate
48.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stroud Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Wandle , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 592 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 Stroud Road (SW19 8DG) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stroud Road (SW19 8DG), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A218 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Farquhar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bentley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alverstone Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A218 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stroud Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stuart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wimbledon Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stuart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Durnsford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Normanton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Normanton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Durnsford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wolseley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durnsford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashen Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Strathmore Road | Under investigation |
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