Total Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsmead Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 145th 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 Kingsmead Avenue (KT4 8UZ) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% lower than the North Cheam average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsmead Avenue (KT4 8UZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Retreat, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Latimer Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Retreat | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Retreat | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Braemar Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Braemar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cheam Common Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntingdon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cheam Common Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cheam Common Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Braemar Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrubland Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
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