Crime Rates at Dorset Road, Mitcham, CR4 3ES

Dorset Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 239th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Road (CR4 3ES) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the Cricket Green average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Road (CR4 3ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sadler Close, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.