Crime Rates at Cotton Close, Mitcham, CR4 3GR

Cotton Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 47th 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 Cotton Close (CR4 3GR) in the last 12 months was 183.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Close (CR4 3GR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.