Total Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 25.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Hartland Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 115th 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 Hartland Way (SM4 5QN) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Hartland Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rougemont Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rougemont Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary Morden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Romany Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Romany Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodstock Avenue

Data Sources

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