Total Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middleton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 128th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Road (SM4 6RF) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 137.4% higher than the Lower Morden average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (SM4 6RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haines Walk, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newhouse Walk (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newhouse Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haines Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haines Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haines Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newhouse Walk
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newhouse Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newhouse Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newhouse Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newhouse Walk
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Furness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newhouse Walk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newhouse Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haines Walk
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Helier Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary St Helier Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Helier Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faversham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faversham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leominster Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malling Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Melsa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melsa Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haines Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newhouse Walk

Data Sources

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