Crime Rates at Dorset Road, Mitcham, CR4 3ES

Dorset Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 270th highest crime rate of 592 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 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Road (CR4 3ES), 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.