Total Crime Rate

14.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 14.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Morton Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Carshalton Central , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morton Gardens (SM6 8EX) in the last 12 months was 14.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower than the Carshalton Central average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morton Gardens (SM6 8EX), the main crime hotspot is near Ross Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morton Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ross Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ross Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carew Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Christopher'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stannet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Demesne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Demesne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grassway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Osmond Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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