Postcode sector · Morden
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)
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
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
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.