Crime Rates at Leather Close, Mitcham, CR4 2EX

Leather Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 40th 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 Leather Close (CR4 2EX) in the last 12 months was 217.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% higher than the Cricket Green average (119.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 212.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 145.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 165.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leather Close (CR4 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.