Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Middleton Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 242nd lowest 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 Middleton Road (SM4 6RT) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (SM4 6RT), the main crime hotspot is near Haines Walk. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evesham Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darley Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haines Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haines Walk —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Faversham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Helier Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haines Walk —
Sep 2025Other crime Furness Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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