Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 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 91.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Lingfield Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 159th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Sutton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lingfield Road (KT4 8TG) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfield Road (KT4 8TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerset Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lingfield Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lingfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Courtenay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Courtenay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Somerset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerset Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colborne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colborne Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lingfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheam Common Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lingfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Huntingdon Gardens Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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