Crime Rates at Mitcham Lane, London, SW16 6PY

Mitcham Lane area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Furzedown , and the 384th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mitcham Lane (SW16 6PY) in the last 12 months was 71.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% lower than the Furzedown average (75.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitcham Lane (SW16 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dahomey Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kettering Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.