— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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11,504 people · median £700,000 · Merton
Among the least deprived
Merton Council · Labour-controlled 32/57 seats · 56% · OCD 2026
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How safe is it? This postcode sector
Crime runs at 3 per 1,000 residents a month — below the 9.9 average across districts Acreright covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Monthly recorded crimes within this postcode sector
Per 1,000 / month3
Average across Acreright-covered districts9.9
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months this postcode sector
Recorded crimes by category within this postcode sector, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
| On or near | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Supermarket | 17 |
| Oxford Avenue | 10 |
| Lambton Road | 9 |
| Amity Grove | 8 |
| Further/Higher Educational Building | 8 |
Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are), and some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can rank high without the crime happening there · police.uk
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