Lower Morden
Middle areaSouth west Merton. 7,906 people in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Lower Morden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lower Morden
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lower Morden at a rate of 39.7 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 |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 93 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 68 |
| Other crime | 50 |
| Vehicle crime | 39 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lower Morden compares
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Is Lower Morden safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lower Morden at a rate of 39.7 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, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lower Morden.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (93), anti-social behaviour (68) and other crime (50).
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 Lower Morden alone. See Merton
Lower Morden in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lower Morden was £531,150 in 2025.
Lower Morden had 7,805 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Lower Morden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lower Morden, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.