Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lynmouth Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lynmouth Avenue (SM4 4RS) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower than the Lower Morden average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynmouth Avenue (SM4 4RS), the main crime hotspot is near Dunster Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lynmouth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunster Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cleveland Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trafalgar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Inverness Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lynmouth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alpha Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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