Total Crime Rate
29.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mendip Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 572 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 Mendip Close (KT4 8LP) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower than the North Cheam average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mendip Close (KT4 8LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thames Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bisley Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Cheam| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bisley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chiltern Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bisley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bisley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colborne Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colborne Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beverley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conrad Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Andrews Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Andrews Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Andrews Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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