Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 3AB
How much crime is recorded in CR4 3AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mitcham West
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,069 (2024)
CR4 3ABMitcham
How safe is CR4 3AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 3AB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
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 3ABNational
Anti-social behaviour40.410.7
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Burglary18.79.1
Public order8.54.6
Other theft5.74.5
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Drugs3.92.4
Shoplifting2.88.4
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person1.72.1
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.91.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.