Merton Road
Middle areaCentral Wandsworth. 9,207 people in 0.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Merton Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Merton Road
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merton Road at a rate of 39.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 97.7 per 1,000 people across Wandsworth.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 89 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 83 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 67 |
| Other crime | 60 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Merton Road compares
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Is Merton Road safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merton Road at a rate of 39.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 97.7 per 1,000 people across Wandsworth.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 50 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Merton Road.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were vehicle crime (89), violence and sexual offences (83) and anti-social behaviour (67).
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 Wandsworth
These figures are published for the whole of Wandsworth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wandsworth and not Merton Road alone. See Wandsworth
Merton Road in brief
The median price paid for a home in Merton Road was £765,750 in 2025.
Merton Road had 9,341 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Merton Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Merton Road, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.