Merton Park ranks 2nd amongst 20 Merton wards. There were 1010 crime incidents reported in Merton Park for 2023. With an estimated population of 8294, crime rate (crime per 1000 residents) is 121.77, an increase of 28.17 % compared to previous year.
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Merton Park crime incidents by crime type
- Anti-social behaviour – 248 (24.6)%
- Violence and sexual offences – 214 (21.2)%
- Theft from the person – 123 (12.2)%
- Other theft – 101 (10.0)%
- Vehicle crime – 61 (6.0)%
- Public order – 60 (5.9)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 56 (5.5)%
- Shoplifting – 47 (4.7)%
- Burglary – 41 (4.1)%
- Robbery – 18 (1.8)%
- Drugs – 18 (1.8)%
- Bicycle theft – 12 (1.2)%
- Other crime – 9 (0.9)%
- Possession of weapons – 2 (0.2)%
How does Merton Park compare to other Merton wards?
‘Merton Park’ has high crime rate compared to other 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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Merton Park 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.