Crime Rates at London Road, Mitcham, CR4 4BB

London Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 258th 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 London Road (CR4 4BB) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CR4 4BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crescent Grove, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riverside Drive (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.