Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 1NU
How much crime is recorded in CR4 1NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rowan Road
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,584 (2024)
CR4 1NUMitcham
How safe is CR4 1NU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 1NU area, broadly in line with 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
30.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 1NUNational
Burglary20.49.1
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs2.22.4
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime0.91.5
Public order0.74.6
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.