Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 1FL
How much crime is recorded in CR4 1FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lonesome
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,160 (2024)
CR4 1FLMitcham
How safe is CR4 1FL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 1FL 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
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 1FLNational
Burglary26.59.1
Anti-social behaviour20.810.7
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Other theft6.74.5
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Robbery2.71.4
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.