Total Crime Rate

133.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 133.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bishopsford Road area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 77th highest crime rate of 592 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 Bishopsford Road (SM4 6BT) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 201.4% higher than the Lower Morden average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 228.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishopsford Road (SM4 6BT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bishopsford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rosehill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neath Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darley Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kinloss Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhouse Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhouse Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosehill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosehill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosehill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Benet'S Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindores Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindores Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lindores Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lindores Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netley Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neath Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haines Walk —
Sep 2025Public order Shearing Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shearing Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shearing Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shearing Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haines Walk —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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