Crime Rates at Orchard Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 4JH

Orchard Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Avenue (CR4 4JH) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the Hackbridge average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Avenue (CR4 4JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Corbet Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.