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Crime in SM4 4LP

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

Neighbourhood
Lower Morden
Council
Merton
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,525 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SM4 4LP

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM4 4LP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 4LPNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Burglary7.09.1
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs2.62.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime1.11.5
Public order0.24.6
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 38% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

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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