Crime Rate in Village, ward

Village has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Merton district and the 1726th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 29th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Village in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Merton district average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Village’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 151 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Village ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Clifton Road, with 36 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cottenham Park Road (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.