Crime Rate in Cheam, ward

Cheam has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Sutton district and the 2624th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 49th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cheam in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower than the Sutton district average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cheam’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 170 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 209 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cheam ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near High Street, with 32 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Chatsworth Road (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.