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Crime in SM4 4

How much crime is recorded in SM4 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Merton
Region
London
Population
17,642 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SM4 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SM4 4, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SM4 4National
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Burglary5.19.1
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.72.4
Public order1.34.6
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 31% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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