Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge
Middle areaCentral Merton. 8,813 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge at a rate of 74.0 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 | 209 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 152 |
| Other crime | 118 |
| Vehicle crime | 53 |
| Drug offences | 41 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge at a rate of 74.0 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, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (209), anti-social behaviour (152) and other crime (118).
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 Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge alone. See Merton
Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge in brief
The median price paid for a home in Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge was £411,250 in 2025.
Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge had 8,661 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.