Crime Rates at Farewell Place, Mitcham, CR4 3ET

Farewell Place area has the 19th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 108th highest crime rate of 580 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 Farewell Place (CR4 3ET) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% higher than the Abbey average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farewell Place (CR4 3ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prince Georges Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reynolds Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.