Total Crime Rate

1402.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 1402.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 405.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 308.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 252.9 10/10
  • Public order 91.2 10/10
  • Other theft 76.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 61.8 10/10
  • Robbery 58.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.1 10/10
  • Drugs 35.3 10/10
  • Burglary 23.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morden Court area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Merton Park , and the 3rd 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 Morden Court (SM4 5HN) in the last 12 months was 1402.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1213.9% higher than the Merton Park average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (β‰ˆ 405.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morden Court (SM4 5HN), the main crime hotspot is near Crown Lane. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morden Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windermere Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crown Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crown Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crown Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bordesley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Grasmere Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morden Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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