Total Crime Rate
122.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holne Chase area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 101st highest crime rate of 580 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 Holne Chase (SM4 5QB) in the last 12 months was 122.7 per 1,000 residents and was 164.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holne Chase (SM4 5QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rougemont Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Legion Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lower Morden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Elizabeth Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Legion Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Legion Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Legion Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Legion Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Legion Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Legion Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rougemont Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rougemont Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Morden Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Elizabeth Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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