Crime Rates at Western Road, Mitcham, CR4 3ED

Western Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 126th 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 Western Road (CR4 3ED) in the last 12 months was 26.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (CR4 3ED), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.