Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 107.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Garth Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 139th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garth Road (SM4 4LR) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 130.4% higher than the Lower Morden average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garth Road (SM4 4LR), the main crime hotspot is near Creston Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunster Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Creston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inverness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpha Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alpha Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lynmouth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Winchester Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conrad Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Creston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salcombe Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunster Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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