Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 3BX
How much crime is recorded in CR4 3BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mitcham West
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,591 (2024)
CR4 3BXMitcham
How safe is CR4 3BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 3BX 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
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 3BXNational
Violence and sexual offences31.123.6
Anti-social behaviour21.510.7
Drugs12.32.4
Other theft7.74.5
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Public order6.04.6
Burglary5.39.1
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% 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.