Total Crime Rate

37.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Litchfield Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Litchfield Avenue (SM4 5QS) in the last 12 months was 37.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower than the Lower Morden average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Litchfield Avenue (SM4 5QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolsey Crescent, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holne Chase (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Litchfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rustington Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wentworth Close 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 2025Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodstock Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodstock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holne Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Holne Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elm Road West Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wolsey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Woodstock Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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