Total Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsmead Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsmead Avenue (KT4 8XA) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower than the North Cheam average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsmead Avenue (KT4 8XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lingfield Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lingfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shrubland Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntingdon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cheam Common Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cheam Common Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cheam Common Road | Under investigation |
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