Total Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Malmesbury 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.

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Crime Over Time in Malmesbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netley Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Newminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Faversham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhouse Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newhouse Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darley Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neath Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neath Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marham Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marham Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Missenden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Missenden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leominster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Malling Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 St Helier Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Shearing Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shearing Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Malling Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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