Total Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clarkes Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 62nd 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 Clarkes Avenue (KT4 8QB) in the last 12 months was 20.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower than the North Cheam average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarkes Avenue (KT4 8QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edwards Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Creston Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Liberty Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quantock Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Trafalgar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearing Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Edwards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Edwards Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Edwards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Edwards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Inverness Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose End | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hambleton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mendip Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Creston Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boscombe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alpha Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boscombe Road | β |
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