Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 2LF
How much crime is recorded in CR4 2LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mitcham East
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,728 (2024)
CR4 2LFMitcham
How safe is CR4 2LF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 2LF 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
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 2LFNational
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Burglary13.39.1
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Public order6.04.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Robbery3.01.4
Theft from the person2.82.1
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime1.41.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.