Postcode · London
Crime in SW19 2SU
How much crime is recorded in SW19 2SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,608 (2024)
SW19 2SULondon
How safe is SW19 2SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW19 2SU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SW19 2SUNational
Violence and sexual offences27.523.6
Anti-social behaviour24.810.7
Burglary7.49.1
Drugs4.52.4
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order4.34.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.