Total Crime Rate
180.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kohat Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the 49th highest crime rate of 592 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 Kohat Road (SW19 8LD) in the last 12 months was 180.3 per 1,000 residents and was 109.8% higher than the Abbey average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 2100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 441.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kohat Road (SW19 8LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brickfield Road, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brickfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brickfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copper Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brickfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Havelock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brickfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plough Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brickfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Brickfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brickfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brickfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brickfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brickfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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