Total Crime Rate
181.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newhouse Walk area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 50th 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 Newhouse Walk (SM4 6BS) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 291.4% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 109.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newhouse Walk (SM4 6BS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ravensbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shearing Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kinloss Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Darley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Darley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newminster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Darley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Darley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shearing Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindores Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newstead Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kelso Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kelso Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelso Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dore Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haines Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haines Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haines Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haines Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Benet'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindores Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haines Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosehill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosehill Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosehill Avenue | — |
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