Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Bayham Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Merton Park , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bayham Road (SM4 5JQ) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower than the Merton Park average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bayham Road (SM4 5JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bayham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calder Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Beeleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Calder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bristol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Morden Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bruton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bruton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buckfast Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Buckfast Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bardney Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Buckfast Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Abbotsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hazelwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberconway Road —
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Data Sources

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