Low caution
Based on public recorded crime near West Barnes, Merton within 500m.
Incidents
26
Trend
stable
Confidence
High
Crime Summary
Most recent public police data available: July 2026.
Area Profile
Leafy, quieter, and family-friendly, with a longer journey into the central tourist core.
Local Policing
This point falls in the West Barnes neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.
Current local priorities
- The ward has had a small incidence of burglary offences . Offences have typically been at night and on occasion have targeted motor vehicle keys.
- The ward continues to see an increase of theft from motor vehicles typically around the retail hub of shannons corner where belongings left in cars are targeted. The ward also experiences a low number of vehicle thefts typically where keyless vehicles are stolen by thieves who bypass the security systems.
- There have been some complaints from residents and business premises around alcohol/drug misuse and general asb by youths at Joseph Hood recreation ground
Transport
Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.
Motspur Park
443m away · South Western Railway
Raynes Park
1.3km away · South Western Railway
New Malden
1.6km away · South Western Railway
Wimbledon Chase
1.9km away · Thameslink
Nearby Safer Alternatives
Indicative suggestions for comparing nearby visitor bases.
This area already compares well against nearby visitor districts in the current heuristic set.
How to Read This
Designed for travel planning, not certainty.
- Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
- Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
- A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
- Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
- Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
- The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.
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