Total Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sunlight Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 40th 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 Sunlight Close (SW19 8TG) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Sunlight Close (SW19 8TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downside Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (6 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunlight Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilfred Owen Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Downside Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Downside Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lacock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lacock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lacock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caxton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Edith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haydon'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkbeck Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkbeck Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Birkbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haccombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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