London · Neighbourhood crime trends

London Merton

Name: Crimes per 1,000 residents by neighbourhood, Merton, Q1 2023 to Q2 2026
Creator: CrimesLog

20 neighbourhoods - a quarterly race to the lowest crime rate.

Crime Trends: Neighbourhoods compared - each quarter from Q1 2023

London as a whole averaged 28.0 crimes for every 1,000 residents per quarter in Q2 2026, while Merton averaged 17.9, hence it is generally safer when all crimes are considered.

How do the 20 neighbourhoods of Merton compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 3,987 crimes across them, 17.9 for every 1,000 residents. That is 7.1% below a year earlier and 7.0% above Q1 2023, the first quarter we track.

Dundonald Road has the lowest rate of the everyday neighbourhoods (7.5 per 1,000), followed by Merton Park (7.8) and South Merton (8.4). Morden has the highest (41.9).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 20 LONDON MERTON NEIGHBOURHOODs race across 14 quarter periods from Q1 2023 to Q2 2026 - one crime category at a time or all together. The race chart can be used to compare average crime rates by category against London's average.

Neighbourhood areas derived by CrimesLog from rail station locations (NaPTAN, Department for Transport) and OS Open Names. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024; contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

A little history

Merton in London. London stands on the River Thames and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years; its ancient core, the City of London, was founded by the Romans as Londinium. The London Borough of Merton was formed in 1965 by merging the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban District, all formerly in Surrey. Morden is its administrative centre.

Notable neighbourhoods in Merton include:

Wimbledon and Haydons Road. Wimbledon is a suburb of southwest London and the main commercial centre of the London Borough of Merton. Haydons Road railway station, in the north-east of the borough, is the nearest station to the Plough Lane stadium, the home ground of AFC Wimbledon.

Mitcham and Phipps Bridge. Mitcham was originally a village in the county of Surrey. Today it is mainly a residential suburb and includes Mitcham Common. Phipps Bridge is a housing estate in Mitcham, named after a nearby bridge. It was built after the Second World War, on the site of old slums, to meet a need for new housing. Merton Council continued to redevelop it into the 1990s.

Lowest rate (everyday)

Dundonald Road

7.5 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026

Highest rate

Morden

41.9 per 1,000, Q2 2026

Whole area, Q2 2026

17.9 per 1,000

7.1% below a year earlier ·

7.0% above Q1 2023

Compared

20 neighbourhoods

222,902 residents · 14 quarters

London Merton neighbourhood quarterly crime race

Press ▶︎ to watch Q1 2023 to Q2 2026. Tick one crime category or several; hover a bar for the neighbourhood. Property crimes includes burglaries and thefts.

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GRAHAM SUTHERLAND Blue Plaque House - 8 Dorset Road, Merton Park, London, SW19 3HA, Merton Park — **Merton Park** · GRAHAM SUTHERLAND Blue Plaque House - 8 Dorset Road, Merton Park, London, SW19 3HA
Photo: Spudgun67, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Prince of Wales Morden Road, SW19, Morden Road — **Morden Road** · Prince of Wales Morden Road, SW19
Photo: TheFrog001, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

<Div Class='fn'> Tower Blocks UK: Merton London Phipps Bridge Redevelopment, Stages I-IV, L31-14.Jpg</Div>, Phipps Bridge — **Phipps Bridge** · <Div Class='fn'> Tower Blocks UK: Merton London Phipps Bridge Redevelopment, Stages I-IV, L31-14.Jpg</Div>
Photo: Miles Glendinning, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mitcham Vestry House 2021-09-15, Mitcham — **Mitcham** · Mitcham Vestry House 2021-09-15
Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Centre Court Panorama, 2004, Wimbledon Park — **Wimbledon Park** · Centre Court Panorama, 2004
Photo: Fraser Reid, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Tuvalu House, London, Raynes Park — **Raynes Park** · Tuvalu House, London
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Plaque at William Morris House Wimbledon, South Wimbledon — **South Wimbledon** · Plaque at William Morris House Wimbledon
Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Sanctuary Tower, Tooting — **Tooting** · Sanctuary Tower
Photo: It's No Game, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

How neighbourhoods moved each quarter

2023

Whole-area crime rate 16.7 to 19.4 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2023).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Morden Road 13th→8th (Q2) Morden Road 8th→4th (Q3) Belgrave Walk 18th→10th (Q3) moved down Phipps Bridge 6th→11th (Q3) Haydons Road 12th→16th (Q3) Wimbledon Chase 5th→1st (Q4) Raynes Park 6th→10th (Q4)

2024

Whole-area crime rate 17.4 to 20.4 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2024).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Raynes Park 10th→4th (Q1) moved down Wimbledon Chase 1st→6th (Q1) Mitcham Eastfields 14th→10th (Q1) Belgrave Walk 8th→16th (Q1) Beddington Lane 13th→17th (Q1) Raynes Park 4th→8th (Q2) South Wimbledon 13th→9th (Q2) Beddington Lane 17th→10th (Q2) Merton Park 3rd→7th (Q4) moved up Beddington Lane 13th→8th (Q4)

2025

Whole-area crime rate 17.8 to 19.3 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2025).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Mitcham 13th→9th (Q1) Wimbledon Park 18th→11th (Q1) moved down Morden Road 5th→15th (Q1) Morden Road 15th→2nd (Q2) Wimbledon Chase 2nd→6th (Q2) Mitcham 9th→15th (Q2) Beddington Lane 8th→17th (Q2) Wimbledon Chase 6th→2nd (Q3) Merton Park 3rd→8th (Q3) Mitcham 15th→11th (Q3) Phipps Bridge 11th→16th (Q3) Wimbledon Park 12th→18th (Q3) moved up Merton Park 8th→4th (Q4) Haydons Road 13th→9th (Q4) Wimbledon Park 18th→11th (Q4) moved down Mitcham 11th→16th (Q4) Belgrave Walk 14th→18th (Q4)

2026

Whole-area crime rate 16.6 to 17.9 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2026). 2 quarters so far.

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Mitcham 16th→11th (Q1) Phipps Bridge 14th→8th (Q2) moved down Raynes Park 7th→11th (Q2) Belgrave Walk 18th→14th (Q2) Haydons Road 8th→15th (Q2)

Reported Safety Incidents

In Q2 2026: violent incidents were 36% (1,432), property incidents were 29% (1,164), public order incidents were 26% (1,054) and vehicle crimes were 8% (337).

Recorded crime here is grouped into violent crime, property crime (burglary and theft), vehicle crime and public order offences, so you can compare how safe each neighbourhood is for the kind of crime that matters to you.

Places we left out, and places to read with care

No place is left out: every neighbourhood in this race has residents to count.

Morden Road (12.8 per 1,000 from 32 crimes among 2,498 residents) is a place with few residents (under 3,000): a rate on so few people says little about living there, so it is not named as the lowest or highest.

The 20 neighbourhoods on the map

Merton is made of 20 neighbourhoods compared here, each in its own colour on the map. They are neighbourhood areas derived by CrimesLog from rail station locations and OS Open Names: 222,902 residents between them.

Beddington Lane
Belgrave Walk
Colliers Wood
Dundonald Road
Haydons Road
Merton Park
Mitcham
Mitcham Eastfields
Morden
Morden Road
Morden South
Motspur Park
Phipps Bridge
Raynes Park
South Merton
South Wimbledon
Tooting
Wimbledon
Wimbledon Chase
Wimbledon Park

All 20 neighbourhoods, Q2 2026

Crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026, lowest first. The last two columns compare with Q1 2023.
#	Neighbourhood	Residents	All	Violent	Property	Vehicle	Public order	Rate vs Q1 2023	Places gained
1	Dundonald Road	6,402	7.5	2.2	1.4	0.8	3.1	2%	–
2	Merton Park	4,236	7.8	2.1	1.9	1.2	2.6	20%	1
3	South Merton	9,075	8.4	3.1	2.0	1.3	2.0	9%	1
4	Wimbledon Chase	9,319	9.8	3.4	2.9	0.4	3.0	24%	1
5	Morden Road †	2,498	12.8	3.6	2.8	2.0	4.4	26%	8
6	Morden South	16,716	14.2	5.9	3.4	1.5	3.5	5%	1
7	Motspur Park	16,641	14.4	5.6	4.1	1.7	3.0	8%	1
8	Phipps Bridge	7,721	14.5	6.0	3.4	0.7	4.5	2%	–
9	Mitcham	12,908	16.4	6.9	2.6	1.0	5.9	1%	1
10	Wimbledon Park	6,739	16.8	6.2	4.3	2.4	3.9	10%	7
11	Raynes Park	17,255	17.0	5.0	6.1	1.7	4.2	35%	7
12	South Wimbledon	8,593	17.1	5.8	5.9	1.1	4.3	2%	3
13	Tooting	21,260	17.4	8.0	3.1	1.6	4.7	1%	1
14	Belgrave Walk	6,325	18.8	7.9	2.9	2.5	5.5	2%	2
15	Haydons Road	12,896	18.8	5.5	8.0	1.6	3.7	29%	6
16	Colliers Wood	16,134	20.3	6.1	6.6	1.3	6.3	2%	2
17	Mitcham Eastfields	26,878	20.7	8.8	4.3	1.6	6.0	23%	6
18	Beddington Lane	6,663	24.3	9.0	8.6	1.6	5.1	43%	6
19	Wimbledon	9,490	37.9	9.5	18.3	2.3	7.8	7%	1
20	Morden	5,153	41.9	11.4	16.5	2.7	11.3	23%	1

† Morden Road is a place with few residents. A rate on a very small number of residents or crimes is not comparable with the others.

Photographs

59 photographs of the 20 neighbourhoods run along the reel; click one to see it full size. Each is credited here and under the large view.

All 59 photographs and their credits

Merton Park · GRAHAM SUTHERLAND Blue Plaque House - 8 Dorset Road, Merton Park, London, SW19 3HA. Photo: Spudgun67, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Morden Road · Prince of Wales Morden Road, SW19. Photo: TheFrog001, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Phipps Bridge · <Div Class='fn'> Tower Blocks UK: Merton London Phipps Bridge Redevelopment, Stages I-IV, L31-14.Jpg</Div>. Photo: Miles Glendinning, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Mitcham · Mitcham Vestry House 2021-09-15. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wimbledon Park · Centre Court Panorama, 2004. Photo: Fraser Reid, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Raynes Park · Tuvalu House, London. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
South Wimbledon · Plaque at William Morris House Wimbledon. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting · Sanctuary Tower. Photo: It's No Game, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Colliers Wood · Colliers Wood Tube Station at Night. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Mitcham Eastfields · Mitcham Library 2021-09-15. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wimbledon · Former Wimbledon Fire Station. Photo: Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Morden · Bridge at Morden Hall. Photo: Peter Trimming from Croydon, England, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wandle Park · Drinking Fountain, Wandle Park, Merton High Street - London.. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Morden Road · Morden Hall Park. Photo: Peter Trimming from Croydon, England, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Mitcham · Mitcham Fire Station. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Wimbledon Park · Clock in London 135. Photo: maggie jones., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Raynes Park · 11, 12 & 13 Crooked Billet, Wimbledon, London SW19. Photo: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
South Wimbledon · 02 South Wimbledon Station Front. Photo: TheFrog001, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tooting · Police Station. Photo: Wildebeast1, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Colliers Wood · London, UK. Photo: pudina, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Mitcham Eastfields · Laings Avenue. Photo: roveringcloud, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wimbledon · Former Church, Now Boots, Centre Court Shopping Centre, Wimbledon 1. Photo: Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Morden · Millennium Bridge. Photo: Nanagyei, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Wandle Park · The Ashby Drinking Fountain, Wandle Park, Merton - London.. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Mitcham · Mitcham Library. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Raynes Park · Raynes Park Tavern, Raynes Park, London.. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
South Wimbledon · Pelham High School, Wimbledon 2. Photo: Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Colliers Wood · Francis Kitz 1849-1923 Plaque - 1 Wandle Bank Colliers Wood London SW19 1DW. Photo: Spudgun67, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Mitcham Eastfields · Mitcham Clock 2021-09-15. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wimbledon · Communications Workers Union Office, Wimbledon. Photo: Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Morden · Stables, Morden Hall Park, London. Photo: orangeaurochs, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Mitcham · Station Court, Mitcham. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
South Wimbledon · Polka Theatre 2026-09-13. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Colliers Wood · Christ Church, Colliers Wood - London.. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Wimbledon · Evening Standard Pub of the Year 1970 Plaque. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Morden · River Wandle. Photo: garryknight, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Mitcham · Bridge Over the River Wandle, Mitcham. Photo: London Less Travelled, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
South Wimbledon · Nelson Memorial Near South Wimbledon. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Colliers Wood · Colliers Wood Library. Photo: JuliaC2006, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Wimbledon · Bethel Strict Baptist Chapel, Wimbledon. Photo: Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Morden · Morden Hall Park, London. Photo: orangeaurochs, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Mitcham · London Road Mitcham. Photo: satguru, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
South Wimbledon · Drinking Trough and Postbox High Path Estate. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Colliers Wood · The Royal Standard Pub, Colliers Wood - London.. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Wimbledon · Electricity Transformer in Wimbledon 01. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Mitcham · Remains of Mitcham Windmill. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Colliers Wood · Colliers Wood Tower - London.. Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Wimbledon · Clock in London 175. Photo: maggie jones., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Mitcham · Thank You NHS and Clock. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Colliers Wood · Wandle Bank Colliers Wood London SW19 1DW. Photo: Spudgun67, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wimbledon · Beautiful Shop Frontage.. Photo: Maggie Jones from London, England, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Mitcham · Canons House in Mitcham. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Wimbledon · England 2008-01-19. Photo: Guillaume Baviere from Uppsala, Sweden, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Mitcham · Plaques on Mitcham Cricket Pavilion. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Wimbledon · England 2008-01-19. Photo: Guillaume Baviere from Uppsala, Sweden, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Mitcham · Cold Blows, Mitcham. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Mitcham · Mitcham Clock. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Mitcham · Mary Tate's Cottages. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
Mitcham · Eagle House, Mitcham. Photo: Matt From London, CC BY 2.0 · Flickr

Sources and notes

CrimesLog sources crime incident data as published by the UK Home Office through their national data portal at data.police.uk and licensed under their Open Government Licence v3.0. Reported crime incidents originate from individual Territorial Police Forces of England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Contains ONS data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains NISRA data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Rates are recorded crimes per 1,000 residents, quarter by quarter; where a neighbourhood has fewer than 100 residents the rate would be worked out on 100 (those places are left out of the race). A count of recorded crime is not a verdict on any neighbourhood.