Crime Rates at Edith Road, London, SW19 8UD

Edith Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 580 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 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower than the Abbey average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edith Road (SW19 8UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birkbeck Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edith Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.