Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 49.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albert Grove area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 249th lowest 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 Albert Grove (SW20 8PY) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower than the Hillside average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Grove (SW20 8PY), the main crime hotspot is near Delamere Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Albert Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mason Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edge Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ethelbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Downs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edge Hill Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mason Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Longmans Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nursery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Edge Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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