Total Crime Rate

128.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mitcham Park area has the 25th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 95th highest crime rate of 580 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 Mitcham Park (CR4 4EG) in the last 12 months was 128.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitcham Park (CR4 4EG), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway Gardens. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mitcham Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cricket Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chart Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranmer Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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