Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 3JS
How much crime is recorded in CR4 3JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mitcham East
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,850 (2024)
CR4 3JSMitcham
How safe is CR4 3JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 3JS 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
40.1
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 3JSNational
Violence and sexual offences31.423.6
Burglary12.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order3.74.6
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.71.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.21.4
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.