Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Elm Way area has the 29th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 265th lowest crime rate of 572 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 Elm Way (KT4 8LT) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Way (KT4 8LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerset Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lingfield Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colborne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Courtenay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Somerset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerset Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colborne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lingfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lingfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Huntingdon Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Beverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morningside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheam Common Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Courtenay Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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