Total Crime Rate
113.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Princes Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 118th highest crime rate of 580 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 Princes Road (SW19 8RB) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% higher than the Abbey average (86.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princes Road (SW19 8RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Florence Place (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wimbledon Town & Dundonald| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broadway Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broadway Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Broadway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Broadway | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chadwick Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Florence Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Florence Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broadway Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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