Total Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morden Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 155th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morden Road (CR4 4NY) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Cricket Green average (119.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morden Road (CR4 4NY), the main crime hotspot is near Illingworth Close. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Church Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Illingworth Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Gale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Illingworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Illingworth Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deer Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deer Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chantry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravensbury Grove —
Sep 2025Drugs Gale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Illingworth Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Illingworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hengelo Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawnsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Bridge Avenue —
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Data Sources

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