Crime Rates at Buckfast Road, Morden, SM4 5NB

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 5NB) 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 5NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazelwood Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bruton Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.