Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 2AY
How much crime is recorded in CR4 2AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mitcham East
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,464 (2024)
CR4 2AYMitcham
How safe is CR4 2AY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 2AY 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
29.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 2AYNational
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Shoplifting6.88.4
Burglary6.49.1
Public order6.14.6
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Other theft4.64.5
Robbery3.01.4
Other crime1.51.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.