Total Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 71.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Caxton Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Colliers Wood , and the 239th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caxton Road (SW19 8SJ) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Colliers Wood average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caxton Road (SW19 8SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plough Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Caxton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardigan Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caxton Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plough Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caxton Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edith Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Havelock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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