Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 4LY
How much crime is recorded in CR4 4LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mitcham South
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,846 (2024)
CR4 4LYMitcham
How safe is CR4 4LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 4LY 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
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 4LYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Burglary13.79.1
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other theft3.94.5
Drugs3.72.4
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order2.84.6
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.