Crime Rate in Village, ward

Village has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Merton district and the 1759th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 20th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Village in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Merton district average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Village’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Village ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Clifton Road, with 41 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Newstead Way (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.