Lower Morden vs Oakwood

Lower Morden has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,054 crimes in the last 12 months. Oakwood has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 1,781 crimes. Oakwood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Lower Morden shows a year-on-year crime trend of +6.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Oakwood shows -0.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Lower Morden, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (670 incidents). In Oakwood, it is Violent Crime (440 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Lower Morden recorded 402 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Oakwood recorded 362. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Lower Morden totalled 670 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 440 in Oakwood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Lower Morden recorded 1,925 crimes (now 2,054, a change of +6.7%). Oakwood recorded 1,785 crimes previously (now 1,781, -0.2%).

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. Lower Morden has a resolution rate of 30% and Oakwood has 38.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Lower Morden falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Oakwood 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 Lower Morden and Oakwood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.