Crime Rates at Armfield Crescent, Mitcham, CR4 2JT

Armfield Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 7th 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 Armfield Crescent (CR4 2JT) in the last 12 months was 492.9 per 1,000 residents and was 313.7% higher than the Cricket Green average (119.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armfield Crescent (CR4 2JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sibthorp Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.