Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 3BA
How much crime is recorded in CR4 3BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Merton Church Road & Phipps Bridge
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,585 (2024)
CR4 3BAMitcham
How safe is CR4 3BA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 3BA area, below 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
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 3BANational
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Public order5.94.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Drugs4.22.4
Other theft4.04.5
Burglary3.39.1
Other crime1.91.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Shoplifting0.78.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.