Total Crime Rate

138.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Faraday Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the 74th 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 Faraday Road (SW19 8PB) in the last 12 months was 138.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% higher than the Abbey average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faraday Road (SW19 8PB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Faraday Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Latimer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Latimer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evelyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edith Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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