Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 127.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Carters Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carters Close (KT4 8QE) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 134.2% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carters Close (KT4 8QE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carters Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunster Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edwards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Winchester Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunster Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Creston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Creston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpha Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alpha Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salcombe Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Covey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inverness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trafalgar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Andrews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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