Total Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 25.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 7.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Central Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 114th lowest 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 Central Road (SM4 5PP) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Lower Morden average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Road (SM4 5PP), the main crime hotspot is near Central Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Central Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Legion Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Legion Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Legion Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Legion Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Legion Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yenston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Legion Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redclose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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