Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 4BD
How much crime is recorded in CR4 4BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mitcham South
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,969 (2024)
CR4 4BDMitcham
How safe is CR4 4BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 4BD 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
36.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 4BDNational
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Burglary6.59.1
Public order4.94.6
Other theft4.64.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Drugs4.02.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.