Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 3LT
How much crime is recorded in CR4 3LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lavender Park
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,734 (2024)
CR4 3LTMitcham
How safe is CR4 3LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 3LT 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
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 3LTNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order2.34.6
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.