Overview of Merton crime rate
Crime rating – low.
Merton ranks 20th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 18024 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Merton has a population of 215187. This equates to a crime rate of 83.76 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 1.02 % compared to previous year. It also puts Merton in 29th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Merton ranks 20th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 18024 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Merton has a population of 215187. This equates to a crime rate of 83.76 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 1.02 % compared to previous year. It also puts Merton in 29th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Most common crime types in Merton are Violence and sexual offences (26.8%) Anti-social behaviour (21.3%) Other theft (8.9%) and least common crime types are Bicycle theft (1.5%) Other crime (0.9%) Possession of weapons (0.4%).
There are 20 wards in Merton. Wards with high crime rates are Colliers Wood (123.8), Merton Park (121.8), Cricket Green (116.8) . On the other end, safest wards are Village (Merton) (62.2), Lower Morden (44.6), Cannon Hill (37.0) .
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Merton crime incidents by crime type
A total of 18024 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 4829 (26.8)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 3846 (21.3)%
- Other theft – 1601 (8.9)%
- Vehicle crime – 1575 (8.7)%
- Shoplifting – 1215 (6.7)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1097 (6.1)%
- Public order – 1071 (5.9)%
- Burglary – 891 (4.9)%
- Drugs – 478 (2.7)%
- Theft from the person – 453 (2.5)%
- Robbery – 455 (2.5)%
- Bicycle theft – 275 (1.5)%
- Other crime – 158 (0.9)%
- Possession of weapons – 80 (0.4)%
How does Merton compare against nearby areas ?
Merton ranks 20th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Merton wards
There are 20 wards within Merton. Colliers Wood, Merton Park, Cricket Green has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 20 wards from high crime rate to low.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Merton
There are 10 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Merton. Highest crime rates in CR7, SW17, SW16 .
- CR7 – 210.6
- SW17 – 117.2
- SW16 – 93.8
- SW19 – 93.2
- SW18 – 92.0
- SM4 – 68.8
- KT3 – 67.5
- SM3 – 65.8
- CR4 – 63.9
- SW20 – 63.5
Postcode districts in Merton
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