Crime Rates at Melrose Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 2EG

Melrose Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Graveney , and the 34th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melrose Avenue (CR4 2EG) in the last 12 months was 228.4 per 1,000 residents and was 209.6% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 29.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Avenue (CR4 2EG), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue Mews. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.