Crime Rates at Cotton Close, Mitcham, CR4 3GR

Cotton Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 39th 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 Cotton Close (CR4 3GR) in the last 12 months was 218.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 110.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Close (CR4 3GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 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.