Crime Rates at Lavender Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 3RS

Lavender Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Colliers Wood , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lavender Avenue (CR4 3RS) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% lower than the Colliers Wood average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Avenue (CR4 3RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farewell Place, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portland Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.