Police-recorded · Merton · Metropolitan Police Service
Criminal damage and arson in Merton
12 months to June 2026
3.6per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 797 criminal damage and arson offences in Merton in the 12 months to June 2026, down 23.8% (249) on the previous 12 months. That is 3.6 per 1,000 residents against 6.9 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk
street-level crime archive, category “Criminal damage and arson”
local authority via LSOA lookup
population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 218,891
Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archivePublished valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
Each year since 2011
Year to
Offences
Per 1,000
Population year
June 2011
0 (partial)
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June 2012
1,204
5.9
2012
June 2013
1,253
6.0
2013
June 2014
1,106
5.2
2014
June 2015
1,342
6.3
2015
June 2016
1,338
6.2
2016
June 2017
1,298
6.0
2017
June 2018
1,196
5.5
2018
June 2019
1,143
5.3
2019
June 2020
955
4.4
2020
June 2021
1,010
4.7
2021
June 2022
989
4.6
2022
June 2023
1,009
4.6
2023
June 2024
1,097
5.0
2024
June 2025
1,046
4.8
2025
June 2026
797
3.6
2025
What this measures
Damage to buildings and vehicles, and fires set deliberately.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.