Total Crime Rate
24.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingsmead Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in North Cheam , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 572 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 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsmead Avenue (KT4 8XA), the main crime hotspot is near Lingfield Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Worcester Park South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lingfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Huntingdon Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lingfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lingfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lingfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lingfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lingfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lingfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morningside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheam Common Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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