Hatch End vs Lower Morden

Hatch End has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,195 crimes in the last 12 months. Lower Morden has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 2,054 crimes. Hatch End scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Hatch End shows a year-on-year crime trend of -10.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Lower Morden shows +6.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Hatch End, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (312 incidents). In Lower Morden, it is Violent Crime (670 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Hatch End recorded 231 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Lower Morden recorded 402. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Hatch End totalled 312 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 670 in Lower Morden. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Hatch End recorded 1,340 crimes (now 1,195, a change of -10.8%). Lower Morden recorded 1,925 crimes previously (now 2,054, +6.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Hatch End has a resolution rate of 25.9% and Lower Morden has 30%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Hatch End falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Lower Morden is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Hatch End and Lower Morden. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.