Postcode · Morden
Crime in SM4 5SL
How much crime is recorded in SM4 5SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Helier North
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,906 (2024)
SM4 5SLMorden
How safe is SM4 5SL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SM4 5SL area, below 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
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SM4 5SLNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Burglary6.39.1
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs2.62.4
Public order2.64.6
Shoplifting1.18.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.