Total Crime Rate

10.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.6 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 10.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rutland Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rutland Drive (SM4 5QL) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower than the Lower Morden average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rutland Drive (SM4 5QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rougemont Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forest Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rutland Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rougemont Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Romany Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Morden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holycross Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Elizabeth Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Romany Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Elizabeth Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutton Common Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutton Common Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Rougemont Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Common Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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