Crime Rates at Lexden Road, Mitcham, CR4 1NL

Lexden Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Longthornton , and the 117th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lexden Road (CR4 1NL) in the last 12 months was 107.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% higher than the Longthornton average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lexden Road (CR4 1NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lexden Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Franklin Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.