Total Crime Rate

109.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 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 109.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Drugs 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

London Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (SM4 5PT) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 135.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SM4 5PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morden South, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Links Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redclose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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