Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 83.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Alnwick Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Merton Park , and the 195th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alnwick Grove (SM4 5LP) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower than the Merton Park average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alnwick Grove (SM4 5LP), the main crime hotspot is near Crown Lane. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alnwick Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Morden Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morden Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aberconway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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 Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crown Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aberconway Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Central Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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