Merton gets safer
The Safer Neighbourhood initiative is to be rolled out further across the borough. For the first time, every ward in Wimbledon and Morden will soon have a team of at […]
Category Archives: Safer Merton
Driving headstart
A free road safety course is being offered to learner drivers next month to promote safer driving behaviour and skills. Hosted by Merton Council’s Road Safety Education Unit, the course […]
Home Secretary launches joint Merton Council and Police ‘Boroughbeat’ initiative
Merton Council employees are to double up as part-time police officers under the new Boroughbeat initiative launched by the Home Secretary, the Right Honourable Charles Clarke this week. A partnership […]
Safer Merton moving ahead
Merton is now the third lowest crime borough in London behind Richmond and Harrow according to recent statistics compiled by the Home Office. The borough has been declared the safest […]
Violent Crime Falls in Mitcham And Wimbledon
Violent crime in both Mitcham and Wimbledon Town Centres has fallen dramatically in the wake of the new licensing laws, introduced across Britain on November 24 last year. Safer Merton’s […]
Wimbledon nightspot fined
A Wimbledon bar owner and his manager were found guilty last week of breaching the terms of their public entertainment licence and fined in excess of £2000 at Wimbledon Magistrates […]
Colliers Wood…have your say
A series of consultations in February and March will give Colliers Wood residents an opportunity to comment on how they would like their local area improved. Colliers Wood Councillors, Nick […]
Keep a check on crime
View the latest crime statistics for your ward online by logging into http://www.safermerton.org.uk Safer Merton’s new service will update statistics quarterly and will allow residents to compare current crime rates […]
Grave graffiti appeal
Merton Council and Merton Police are appealing for information following the vandalism of a number of grave headstones and the church at Church Lane Cemetery, Mitcham. The ‘tag’ SLEM2 was […]
Test your skills
Are you a budding Wayne Rooney or Frank Lampard? If so, why not get your friends together and enter a team in a free 6-a-side football competition being organised by […]