Crime Rates at Lavender Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 3HH

Lavender Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lavender Avenue (CR4 3HH) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% lower than the Cricket Green average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Avenue (CR4 3HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downe Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.