Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Middleton Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Lower Morden , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Road (SM4 6SD) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower than the Lower Morden average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (SM4 6SD), the main crime hotspot is near Green Lane. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 9 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Garendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garendon Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Furness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcliff Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yenston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evesham Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hyde Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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