Crime Rates at Heaton Road, Mitcham, CR4 2BU

Heaton Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Colliers Wood , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heaton Road (CR4 2BU) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% lower than the Colliers Wood average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heaton Road (CR4 2BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Graveney Mews, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gorringe Park Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.