Total Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 20.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Dorchester Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 65th 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 Dorchester Road (KT4 8NW) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (KT4 8NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkview Crescent, where police recorded 18 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.

Crime Over Time in Dorchester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heatherlea Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heatherlea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heatherlea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pondside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pondside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Liberty Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mendip Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quantock Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boscombe Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boscombe Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hambleton Close

Data Sources

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