CR4
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Mitcham, Furzedown and Streatham Vale, in Merton.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CR4 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CR4, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CR4 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CR4 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CR4 at a rate of 83.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.1 per 1,000 people across CR.
In August 2026 alone, 428 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CR4.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,993), anti-social behaviour (1,239) and other crime (869).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CR4 was 84.2 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in CR4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CR4 has no single figure. Of its 37 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CR4
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merton 007A | 2,064 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| Merton 007B | 1,636 | 92.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.3% |
| Merton 007E | 1,911 | 51.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.1% |
| Merton 008A | 1,672 | 54.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.3% |
| Merton 008C | 1,620 | 93.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.1% |
| Merton 008D | 1,688 | 54.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Merton 008E | 1,945 | 81.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 80.9% |
| Merton 012B | 1,571 | 97.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.0% |
| Merton 012C | 1,641 | 93.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 78.3% |
| Merton 012E | 1,633 | 40.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Merton 013A | 2,272 | 107.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 73.3% |
| Merton 013B | 1,727 | 87.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 83.4% |
| Merton 013C | 1,796 | 165.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.7% |
| Merton 013D | 1,416 | 79.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.6% |
| Merton 013E | 1,800 | 94.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.4% |
| Merton 014A | 2,085 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Merton 014B | 1,322 | 58.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.1% |
| Merton 014D | 1,755 | 104.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Merton 014E | 2,124 | 88.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.1% |
| Merton 017D | 1,586 | 62.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| Merton 017E | 1,545 | 88.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.5% |
| Merton 018A | 1,551 | 113.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.5% |
| Merton 018B | 2,240 | 92.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.9% |
| Merton 018C | 2,025 | 105.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.7% |
| Merton 018D | 1,787 | 116.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.3% |
| Merton 018E | 2,432 | 77.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.4% |
| Merton 019A | 1,630 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Merton 019B | 1,675 | 99.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.8% |
| Merton 019C | 1,702 | 73.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.6% |
| Merton 019D | 1,705 | 65.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Merton 019E | 1,595 | 93.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| Merton 022A | 1,811 | 103.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.2% |
| Merton 022B | 1,779 | 146.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.9% |
| Merton 022D | 1,669 | 82.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% |
| Merton 022E | 1,898 | 78.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 83.0% |
| Sutton 001D | 2,117 | 94.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.5% |
| Sutton 004D | 1,719 | 53.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.7% |
MPs for CR4
- Dame Siobhain McDonaghLabourMP for Mitcham and Morden95% of CR4’s postcodes
- Bobby DeanLiberal DemocratMP for Carshalton and Wallington5.0% of CR4’s postcodes
- Steve ReedLabour (Co-op)MP for Streatham and Croydon North0.2% of CR4’s postcodes
- Sarah JonesLabourMP for Croydon West0.1% of CR4’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CR48
Postcode sectors in CR45
Council1
Towns in CR42
Postcode districts next to CR48
Nearest rail stations4
More in the CR postcode area2
CR4 in brief
CR4 is a postcode district covering Mitcham, Furzedown and Streatham Vale, in Merton.
About 67,013 people lived in CR4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £442,500 in 2025 across 436 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 83.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CR4 was £442,500 in 2025.
CR4 had 65,360 usual residents at the census.
In CR4, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CR4, 7.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.