Total Crime Rate

1500.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

441.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1500.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 470.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 441.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 320.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 258.8 10/10
  • Public order 108.8 10/10
  • Other theft 70.6 10/10
  • Robbery 70.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 52.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.2 10/10
  • Burglary 29.4 10/10
  • Drugs 26.5 10/10
  • Other crime 20.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
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

London Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Merton Park , and the 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 London Road (SM4 5BE) in the last 12 months was 1500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1268.7% higher than the Merton Park average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 150 (≈ 441.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SM4 5BE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 347 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Morden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crown Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crown Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crown Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crown Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crown Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Morden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windermere Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windermere Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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