Total Crime Rate

176.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 176.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 136.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lynwood Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 47th highest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lynwood Drive (KT4 7AA) in the last 12 months was 176.0 per 1,000 residents and was 247.9% higher than the North Cheam average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 308.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynwood Drive (KT4 7AA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lynwood Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lansdowne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Green Gardens
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Central Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Central Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Green Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Helens Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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