Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 2GD
How much crime is recorded in CR4 2GD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mitcham East
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,330 (2024)
CR4 2GDMitcham
How safe is CR4 2GD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 2GD area, broadly in line with 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
33.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 2GDNational
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Burglary11.49.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Drugs4.82.4
Public order4.24.6
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime2.11.5
Theft from the person1.82.1
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.