Total Crime Rate
75.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Malmesbury Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 222nd highest 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 Malmesbury Road (SM4 6HE) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malmesbury Road (SM4 6HE), the main crime hotspot is near Newhouse Walk. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lower Morden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Netley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newminster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Netley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Netley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Faversham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhouse Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhouse Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Darley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Darley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neath Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neath Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marham Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marham Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Missenden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Missenden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leominster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newminster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Malling Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shearing Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shearing Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shearing Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shearing Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Helier Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shearing Drive | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shearing Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Malling Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newminster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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