Crime Rates at Gap Road, London, SW19 8JF

Gap Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 80th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gap Road (SW19 8JF) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% higher than the Abbey average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 128.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gap Road (SW19 8JF), the main crime hotspot is near Brickfield Road. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.