Crime Rates at Lavender Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 3HL

Lavender Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 165th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lavender Avenue (CR4 3HL) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Avenue (CR4 3HL), 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.