Total Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 36th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 161st highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Merton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mitcham Park (CR4 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitcham Park (CR4 4EJ), 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Taplow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broadway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riverside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crescent Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Crescent Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Osier Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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