Total Crime Rate
22.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Havelock Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Wandle , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 580 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 Havelock Road (SW19 8HD) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% lower than the Wandle average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Havelock Road (SW19 8HD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wandle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caxton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Morris Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Edith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunlight Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilfred Owen Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Copper Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Plough Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Copper Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkbeck Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haydon Park Passage | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haydon Park Passage | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kingsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkbeck Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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