Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ruskin Drive area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ruskin Drive (KT4 8LG) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower than the North Cheam average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Drive (KT4 8LG), the main crime hotspot is near Ruskin Drive. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruskin Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Retreat —
Sep 2025Burglary St Philip'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cheam Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brinkley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cheam Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheam Common Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brinkley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Retreat —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 8 of 8

Data Sources

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