Figge's Marsh, Merton: Safety
Safety
Crime in Figge's Marsh is higher than the UK average, but it's similar to nearby neighbourhoods and has been dropping slightly over the past two years.
In 2024, Figge's Marsh had around 93 crimes per month, compared to a UK average of roughly 60. That gap continued into 2025, with about 90 crimes per month against a national figure of around 58. Colliers Wood and Cricket Green both recorded the same or higher crime levels in both years, so Figge's Marsh sits in the middle locally.
The steady year-on-year drop is encouraging. It shows the neighbourhood isn't getting worse and that local crime management efforts are working.
Source: police-recorded crime for Figge's Marsh ward (Metropolitan Police Service, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Figge's Marsh ward: Metropolitan Police Service data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Figge's Marsh ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
99.8
Similar to
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
London region average
130.2
Neighbouring wards
Similar to
Colliers Wood
105.8
Higher than
Longthornton
78
Higher than
Graveney
69.6
Lower than
Cricket Green
116
Higher than
Lavender Fields
81.8
Higher than
Pollards Hill
86.1
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Figge's Marsh ward and the London region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences36%24%
- Anti-social behaviour19%21%
- Public order7%5%
- Drugs6%5%
- Shoplifting6%8%
- Criminal damage and arson5%5%
- Other theft5%9%
- Vehicle crime5%7%
- Burglary4%4%
- Robbery3%3%
- Theft from the person2%8%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Other crime1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%<1%
