Total Crime Rate
56.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carters Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 281st highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carters Close (KT4 8QF) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carters Close (KT4 8QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edwards Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trafalgar Avenue (11 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 | Burglary | Andrews Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunster Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trafalgar Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Salcombe Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Trafalgar Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Creston Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Creston Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Winchester Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Trafalgar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edwards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edwards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edwards Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edwards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunster Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alpha Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Inverness Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpha Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Covey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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