Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 1LY
How much crime is recorded in CR4 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pollards Hill
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,726 (2024)
CR4 1LYMitcham
How safe is CR4 1LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 1LY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 1LYNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Burglary5.39.1
Shoplifting3.38.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.44.6
Drugs1.92.4
Other theft1.44.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.