Mitcham West
Middle areaSouth east Merton. 10,284 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Mitcham West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Mitcham West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mitcham West at a rate of 99.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.1 per 1,000 people across Merton.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 321 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 278 |
| Other crime | 168 |
| Drug offences | 67 |
| Vehicle crime | 48 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 39 |
| Burglary | 35 |
| Theft from the person | 25 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Robbery | 14 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Mitcham West compares
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Is Mitcham West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mitcham West at a rate of 99.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.1 per 1,000 people across Merton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mitcham West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (321), anti-social behaviour (278) and other crime (168).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Merton
These figures are published for the whole of Merton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Merton and not Mitcham West alone. See Merton
Mitcham West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Mitcham West was £400,000 in 2025.
Mitcham West had 10,035 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Mitcham West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Mitcham West, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.