Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rougemont Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 145th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rougemont Avenue (SM4 5PZ) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 116.2% higher than the Lower Morden average (44.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rougemont Avenue (SM4 5PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Legion Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rougemont Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcliff Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wentworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Elizabeth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Elizabeth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Rougemont Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Rougemont Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rougemont Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rutland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holne Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holne Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holne Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rustington Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Holne Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Legion Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Legion Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Legion Court —
Sep 2025Public order Legion Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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