Total Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malmesbury Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 289th lowest crime rate of 580 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 Malmesbury Road (SM4 6HH) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% higher than the Lower Morden average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malmesbury Road (SM4 6HH), the main crime hotspot is near Newhouse Walk. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ravensbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newhouse Walk | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kelso Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Darley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Darley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newhouse Walk | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newminster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cerne Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cerne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cerne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shearing Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shearing Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newstead Walk | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhouse Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kelso Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Darley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelso Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newhouse Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newhouse Walk | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newhouse Walk | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolton Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolton Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lovett Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lovett Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovett Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newhouse Walk | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newhouse Walk | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newhouse Walk | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Darley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Darley Gardens | Under investigation |
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