Postcode district · Mitcham
Crime in CR4
How much crime is recorded in CR4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Merton
- Region
- London
- Population
- 81,816 (2024)
CR4Postcode district · Mitcham
How safe is CR4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CR4, 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
31.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).
CR4National
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Burglary9.79.1
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Drugs2.82.4
Shoplifting2.08.4
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.