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Crime in SM4 5

How much crime is recorded in SM4 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Merton
Region
London
Population
19,223 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SM4 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SM4 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Shoplifting11.68.4
Burglary8.99.1
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Public order4.44.6
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs3.02.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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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