Total Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 29th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

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 Ruskin Drive (KT4 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% lower than the North Cheam average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Drive (KT4 8LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Browning Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ruskin Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ruskin Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heatherlea Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Philip'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mendip Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quantock Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heatherlea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heatherlea Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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