Crime Rates at Dryden Road, London, SW19 8SQ

Dryden Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the 163rd 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 Dryden Road (SW19 8SQ) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher than the Abbey average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dryden Road (SW19 8SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tintern Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.