Merton

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Merton.

Population: 206,453
People in Employment: 108,160 (74.2%)
People Inactive: 30,820 (21.2%)
People Unemployed: 6,720 (4.6%)
Number Of Jobs: 67k
Median Salary: £30,117
Mean Salary: £42,922

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Merton. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Merton for 2024

Mertons most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 5,047 crimes and in 2022 there were 5,050 crimes. Which is an decrease of 3 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	5,040	816	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	4,465	746	Getting Better
Other theft	1,783	260	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	1,924	255	Getting Better
Public order	1,096	225	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,100	186	Getting Better
Shoplifting	996	179	Getting Better
Burglary	1,014	116	Getting Better
Robbery	565	83	Getting Better
Drugs	519	74	Getting Better
Theft from the person	357	54	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	305	48	Getting Better
Other crime	201	26	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	75	24	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Merton

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Abbey has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Merton, with 3135 crimes and 202 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Wimbledon Town & Dundonald has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Hillside	76	9
Abbey	0	0
Cannon Hill	0	0
Colliers Wood	0	0
Cricket Green	0	0
Figge's Marsh	0	0
Graveney	0	0
Lavender Fields	0	0
Longthornton	0	0
Lower Morden	0	0
Merton Park	0	0
Pollards Hill	0	0
Ravensbury	0	0
Raynes Park	0	0
St Helier	0	0
Village	0	0
Wandle	0	0
West Barnes	0	0
Wimbledon Park	0	0
Wimbledon Town & Dundonald	0	0

Crime map for Merton

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Merton

The average property price in Merton is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Merton is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Merton could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£1,761,001.36	£917,987.98	£631,107.48	£404,333.07
2022	£1,736,071.29	£902,218.29	£623,291.33	£397,905.86
2021	£1,632,872.30	£853,534.50	£594,067.48	£395,402.71
2020	£1,507,209.55	£804,914.37	£562,150.64	£387,143.74
2019	£1,426,052.39	£768,233.47	£535,915.90	£379,081.31
2018	£1,439,767.84	£775,234.12	£540,719.49	£388,675.37
2017	£1,429,919.33	£764,438.46	£535,035.95	£393,643.73
2016	£1,403,935.27	£752,039.97	£526,569.67	£380,356.76
2015	£1,299,115.22	£688,834.87	£481,977.97	£347,338.31
2014	£1,195,705.59	£630,403.78	£441,761.81	£319,384.07
2013	£994,608.53	£517,713.10	£361,363.08	£262,374.32
2012	£900,878.51	£473,927.29	£330,739.00	£243,155.79
2011	£881,132.03	£457,064.97	£316,746.46	£237,522.86
2010	£835,270.21	£445,969.78	£310,749.82	£233,978.36

Property prices over time for Merton

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Merton

The median salary in Merton is £30,117 and the mean salary in Merton is £42,922.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 67k
Median Salary: £30,117
Annual Percentage Change: 0.8%
Mean Salary: £42,922

Salary comparison between Merton and Outer London

See how Merton compares to the rest of Outer London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Outer London is £38,012 in Richmond upon Thames and the lowest median salary is £27,963 in Barking and Dagenham. Merton ranks 15 out of 19 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Richmond upon Thames	56k	£38,012	4.1%	£59,511	8.1%
Bromley	104k	£37,749	11.0%	£48,929	9.5%
Kingston upon Thames	54k	£37,495	6.7%	£46,327	1.6%
Waltham Forest	81k	£34,785	8.7%	£39,534	7.3%
Greenwich	82k	£34,509	10.9%	£40,999	2.8%
Croydon	119k	£34,226	6.7%	£38,172	3.4%
Hillingdon	88k	£34,149	10.8%	£37,670	8.5%
Bexley	83k	£33,829	15.6%	£41,164	8.6%
Barnet	101k	£32,507	8.4%	£39,511	-3.7%
Harrow	70k	£31,935	3.1%	£37,118	-1.1%
Havering	77k	£31,580	3.2%	£36,257	0.5%
Redbridge	73k	£31,512	0.3%	£36,735	-0.5%
Hounslow	85k	£31,104	15.9%	£37,964	11.3%
Ealing	108k	£30,941	4.3%	£41,949	0.9%
Brent	92k	£30,855	8.8%	£38,719	16.1%
Sutton	64k	£29,836	-0.3%	£35,104	-0.4%
Enfield	86k	£29,499	7.2%	£34,060	4.9%
Barking and Dagenham	53k	£27,963	4.8%	£30,006	3.4%