Crime Rates at St James Road, Mitcham, CR4 2DA

St James Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Graveney , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 592 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 St James Road (CR4 2DA) in the last 12 months was 16.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% lower than the Graveney average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (CR4 2DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodland Way, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Figge'S Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.