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Crime in SM4 9

How much crime is recorded in SM4 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Merton
Region
London
Population
3,913 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SM4 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SM4 9, 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
31.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Shoplifting10.28.4
Burglary8.89.1
Public order5.94.6
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs3.12.4
Robbery2.51.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Theft from the person2.02.1
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% 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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