Crime Rates at The Drive, Morden, SM4 6DQ

The Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Merton Park , and the 196th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Drive (SM4 6DQ) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower than the Merton Park average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (SM4 6DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wandle Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Freeman Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.