Morden Central
Middle areaSouth Merton. 9,608 people in 1.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Morden Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Morden Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Morden Central at a rate of 112.6 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 | 311 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 177 |
| Other crime | 172 |
| Shoplifting | 171 |
| Vehicle crime | 79 |
| Burglary | 41 |
| Robbery | 38 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 35 |
| Drug offences | 31 |
| Theft from the person | 27 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Morden Central compares
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Is Morden Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Morden Central at a rate of 112.6 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, 81 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Morden Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (311), anti-social behaviour (177) and other crime (172).
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 Morden Central alone. See Merton
Morden Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Morden Central was £446,000 in 2025.
Morden Central had 9,446 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Morden Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Morden Central, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.