Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 3BL
How much crime is recorded in CR4 3BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mitcham West
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,250 (2024)
CR4 3BLMitcham
How safe is CR4 3BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 3BL 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
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 3BLNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Anti-social behaviour17.710.7
Burglary7.69.1
Drugs6.02.4
Other theft4.74.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Theft from the person2.72.1
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.