Postcode · Mitcham
Crime in CR4 4SA
How much crime is recorded in CR4 4SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mitcham South
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,961 (2024)
CR4 4SAMitcham
How safe is CR4 4SA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CR4 4SA area, broadly in line with 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
29.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 4SANational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Burglary9.69.1
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Drugs2.32.4
Theft from the person2.12.1
Other crime1.51.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.