Total Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 73.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Blanchland Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blanchland Road (SM4 5ND) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% higher than the Lower Morden average (46.5 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blanchland Road (SM4 5ND), the main crime hotspot is near Central Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blanchland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Central Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bristol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Buckfast Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buckfast Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Bury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Buckland Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buckland Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Calder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bruton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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