Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 1BE
How much crime is recorded in CR4 1BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lonesome
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,759 (2024)
CR4 1BEMitcham
How safe is CR4 1BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 1BE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CR4 1BENational
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Anti-social behaviour19.810.7
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Other theft5.84.5
Burglary5.19.1
Public order3.44.6
Robbery2.81.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Drugs2.22.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.