Merton Park
Middle areaSouth west Merton. 7,919 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Merton Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Merton Park
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merton Park at a rate of 36.9 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 |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 91 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 66 |
| Other crime | 45 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Merton Park compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Merton Park safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merton Park at a rate of 36.9 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, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Merton Park.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (91), violence and sexual offences (66) and other crime (45).
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 Park alone. See Merton
Merton Park in brief
The median price paid for a home in Merton Park was £700,000 in 2025.
Merton Park had 7,964 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Merton Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Merton Park, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.