Lower Morden ranks 19th amongst 20 Merton wards. There were 506 crime incidents reported in Lower Morden for 2023. With an estimated population of 11340, crime rate (crime per 1000 residents) is 44.62, a decrease of 10.76 % compared to previous year.
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Lower Morden crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 132 (26.1)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 114 (22.5)%
- Vehicle crime – 67 (13.2)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 45 (8.9)%
- Burglary – 36 (7.1)%
- Other theft – 36 (7.1)%
- Public order – 35 (6.9)%
- Shoplifting – 12 (2.4)%
- Bicycle theft – 9 (1.8)%
- Drugs – 7 (1.4)%
- Other crime – 5 (1.0)%
- Theft from the person – 4 (0.8)%
- Robbery – 3 (0.6)%
- Possession of weapons – 1 (0.2)%
How does Lower Morden compare to other Merton wards?
‘Lower Morden’ is one of the safest Merton wards. Out of the 20 Merton wards, Colliers Wood, Merton Park, Cricket Green has highest crime rates (crime per 1000 residents) for 2023.
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Lower Morden map showing crime hot spots
Postcode locations of all 2023 crime incidents is projected on the map to show the hot-spots. Higher Crime Count (number of crime incidents for same postcode) is indicated by marker size, with marker color corresponding to the color scale. Slider can be used to filter the markers based on Crime Count.