Crime Rate in Merton Park, ward

Merton Park has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Merton district and the 1349th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 268th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Merton Park in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% higher than the Merton district average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Merton Park’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 261 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 287 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Merton Park ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 287 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.