Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

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 76.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Edith Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Abbey , and the 213th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edith Road (SW19 8UD) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Crime Over Time in Edith Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caxton Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Latimer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quicks Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardigan Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caxton Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Latimer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birkbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evelyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Haccombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haccombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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