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Crime in SW19 7

How much crime is recorded in SW19 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Merton
Region
London
Population
16,501 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW19 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW19 7, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SW19 7National
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Shoplifting12.18.4
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Burglary7.89.1
Other theft4.94.5
Public order4.74.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Theft from the person2.32.1
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Robbery1.91.4
Drugs1.72.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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