What is the crime rate in merton?

As of March 2026, merton has an annual crime rate of 71.09 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,321 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does merton rank nationally for crime?

merton ranks #122 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in merton?

The most common crime type in merton is Violence & Sexual Offences with 358 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 27.1% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Metropolitan Police Service Police

merton Crime Intelligence Report

merton recorded 1,321 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 6.14 per 1,000 residents. This places merton at #122 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 5.6% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 13.3% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,321

trending_up +5.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

71.09per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#115of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Outer London

#2rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 35	35
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 23	23
On or near Crown Lane Map	Anti-social behaviour: 8 Public order: 6 Theft from the person: 1	8
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 8 Public order: 4 Theft from the person: 2	8
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 11 Robbery: 2	11
On or near Supermarket Map	Other theft: 8 Robbery: 4	8
On or near Shopping Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 8 Theft from the person: 2	8
On or near Petrol Station Map	Violence and sexual offences: 7 Other theft: 2	7
On or near Supermarket Map	Public order: 9	9
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8	8

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

1,321 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

358

27.1%

Anti-social Behaviour

258

19.5%

Vehicle Crime

114

8.6%

Shoplifting

111

8.4%

Other Theft

103

7.8%

Public Order

6.0%

Criminal Damage & Arson

5.5%

Drug Offences

4.5%

Burglary

4.1%

Robbery

2.6%

Theft from Person

2.1%

Other Crime

1.5%

Bicycle Theft

1.5%

Weapons Possession

0.8%

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Ward Safety Rankings

20 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Cricket Green	120	112.4
2	Merton Park	73	93.4
3	Wimbledon Town & Dundonald	107	90.9
4	Colliers Wood	88	88.6
5	Longthornton	80	81.2

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Cannon Hill	36	2.6
shield	Village	41	2.2
shield	Wandle	38	2.7
shield	Lower Morden	32	2.8
shield	Hillside	57	5.2

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +5.6%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -13.3%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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