Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 4AA
How much crime is recorded in CR4 4AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mitcham East
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,828 (2024)
CR4 4AAMitcham
How safe is CR4 4AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 4AA 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
40.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 4AANational
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Anti-social behaviour27.110.7
Burglary10.99.1
Other theft4.04.5
Public order4.04.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Robbery3.01.4
Shoplifting2.28.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Drugs1.72.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.