Total Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 77.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Buckfast Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Merton Park , and the 220th highest crime rate of 580 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 Buckfast Road (SM4 5LY) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckfast Road (SM4 5LY), 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 Buckfast Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Central Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morden Court 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 Aberconway Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aberconway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Morden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Morden Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Morden Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Morden Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morden Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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