Total Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 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 56.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Carters Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Andrews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunster Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trafalgar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salcombe Drive
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Creston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Creston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Winchester Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunster Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alpha Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Garth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inverness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpha Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Covey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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