Total Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheam Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in College , and the 109th highest crime rate of 230 local areas in Epsom and Ewell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheam Road (KT17 1ST) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% lower than the College average (56.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheam Road (KT17 1ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garbrand Walk, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cheam Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazel Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Garbrand Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Garbrand Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garbrand Walk
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Persfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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