Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morden Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 226th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morden Road (CR4 4DD) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the Cricket Green average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morden Road (CR4 4DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saxonbury Close, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gale Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravensbury Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deer Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freeman Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Bridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Bridge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime White Bridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gale Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxted Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravensbury Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wandle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wandle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxonbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravensbury Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hengelo Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hengelo Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hengelo Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hengelo Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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