Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 3EF
How much crime is recorded in CR4 3EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lavender Park
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,934 (2024)
CR4 3EFMitcham
How safe is CR4 3EF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 3EF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 3EFNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Burglary9.29.1
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Public order2.54.6
Shoplifting2.38.4
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.