Total Crime Rate

44.3 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 44.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Yenston Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 219th lowest 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 Yenston Close (SM4 6DZ) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yenston Close (SM4 6DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Legion Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Yenston Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Legion Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcliff Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Elizabeth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Elizabeth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hyde Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Legion Court —
Sep 2025Drugs Garendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garendon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Legion Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yenston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evesham Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Legion Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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