Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dudley Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 134th highest crime rate of 592 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 Dudley Drive (SM4 4RQ) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 124.4% higher than the Lower Morden average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudley Drive (SM4 4RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dudley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wolsey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudley Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Dudley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stonecot Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hill Top Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Burleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodstock Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Woodstock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodstock Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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