Total Crime Rate

84.6 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 84.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Croxden Walk area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 184th 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 Croxden Walk (SM4 6JY) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% higher than the Lower Morden average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croxden Walk (SM4 6JY), the main crime hotspot is near Netley Gardens. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croxden Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darley Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Faversham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Furness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Malling Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A297 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Helier Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cartmel Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cartmel Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Malling Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Netley Gardens —
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 Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation

Data Sources

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