Cottenham Park
Middle areaWest Merton. 8,252 people in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Cottenham Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Cottenham Park
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cottenham Park at a rate of 35.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.1 per 1,000 people across Merton.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 98 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 73 |
| Other crime | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 38 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cottenham Park compares
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Is Cottenham Park safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cottenham Park at a rate of 35.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.1 per 1,000 people across Merton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cottenham Park.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (98), violence and sexual offences (73) and vehicle crime (38).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Merton
These figures are published for the whole of Merton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Merton and not Cottenham Park alone. See Merton
Cottenham Park in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cottenham Park was £1,000,000 in 2025.
Cottenham Park had 8,235 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Cottenham Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Cottenham Park, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.