Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 3EW
How much crime is recorded in CR4 3EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mitcham West
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,503 (2024)
CR4 3EWMitcham
How safe is CR4 3EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 3EW area, broadly in line with 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
28.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 3EWNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Burglary12.89.1
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Other theft4.84.5
Public order4.04.6
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Drugs2.02.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Robbery1.71.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 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.