Crime Rate in Sutton West & East Cheam, ward

Sutton West & East Cheam has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Sutton district and the 1293rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 13th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sutton West & East Cheam in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower than the Sutton district average (77.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sutton West & East Cheam’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 186 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sutton West & East Cheam ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Bridge Road, with 108 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sutton (38 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.