Crime Rates at Lower Green West, Mitcham, CR4 3FZ

Lower Green West area has the 14th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 61st 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 Lower Green West (CR4 3FZ) in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% higher than the Cricket Green average (119.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Green West (CR4 3FZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadway Gardens, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taffy'S How (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.