Crime Rates at Walsingham Road, Mitcham, CR4 4LN

Walsingham Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Cricket Green , and the 227th 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 Walsingham Road (CR4 4LN) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsingham Road (CR4 4LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King George Vi Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canons Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.