Total Crime Rate
21.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Effra Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Effra Road (SW19 8PU) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Effra Road (SW19 8PU), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cardigan Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Garfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Downside Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Milton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haccombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cardigan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edith Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Havelock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haccombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Birkbeck Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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