Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 9.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tennyson Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Colliers Wood , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tennyson Road (SW19 8SH) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Colliers Wood average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (SW19 8SH), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsley Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haydon'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haccombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birkbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downside Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunlight Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Autumn Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilfred Owen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morris Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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